The Senate on Saturday blocked a bill that would create a path to citizenship for certain illegal immigrant students who came to the United States as children, completed two years of college or military service and met other requirements including passing a criminal background check. The vote, 55-41 in favor of the bill, effectively kills the measure for this year, and its fate beyond that is uncertain.
Right you are, buck. I haven't a clue how this bill didn't pass, but it's a wonderful surprise as it will further anger the perpetual angry base of the socialist wing of the National Party. This rebuff to the Illegal Lobby makes me berry, berry happy.
but I believe he carries a touch of Stockholm Syndrome regarding illegals :)
you are certainly entitled to your opinion.
But remember, I am sticking with Ronald Reagan on this issue. Reagan believed in forgiving the illegals.
I feel that any civilized society has an obligation to the children that grow up in that society. Most illegal immigrants' children believe it or not grow up with English as their preferred language. They go to American schools, have american friends and think that they are American.
We allowed their parents to come here and to exist here.
I feel that any civilized society has an obligation to the children that grow up in that society
Okay Red.
According to the Christian Science Monitor: The Center for Immigration Studies in Washington recently estimated that about one million illegal immigrants would eventually enroll in public institutions (state universities or community colleges) as a result of the DREAM Act, and that each one would receive a tuition subsidy from taxpayers of nearly $6,000 per year for a total cost of $6.2 billion a year.
Why the hell should illegal alien children get $6K per year for college and NOT MY KIDS?
But perhaps if your children were to take the same steps they would also receive the same subsidy.
It's a subsidy for ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN Red......how shall my kiddies fit into that criteria?
Why should We The People be expected to pay this subsidy for these children? As I already stated we have already paid about $8K per year pre student to put them through K-12 education. Isn't that enough?