Saturday, October 27, 2007

Blog Conversation on the DREAM ACT - Washington Post

"A very sad moment."

A Washington Post blog thread on the DREAM ACT. Much of the comments responding to Dionne seem to be inaccurrate - but its still worth reading and responding to.

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E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post published this comment on 10 26 07:


OK, I understand that many Americans worried about illegal immigration have honest concerns about the law and our inability to control our borders. But I really cannot believe that the Senate killed the Dream Act, sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin. As Karin Brulliard reported in the Post, the bill "would have given conditional legal status to illegal immigrants now younger than 30 who graduated from American high schools, came to the United States before they were 16 and have lived in the country for at least five years. They would be eligible for permanent residency after two years of college or military service." The bill got 52 votes, eight votes short of the 60 needed to begin debate. "What crime did these children commit? They committed the crime of obeying their parents, following their parents to this country," Durbin said. "Give them a chance to prove themselves to this country." Sounds right to me, but not to Senator James Inhofe who said: "This or any other type of an amnesty bill would be a slap in the face of all of those who came in legally." Give me a break. This bill is trying to reward kids who do the right thing and who cannot be blamed for failing --when they were five or 10 years old -- to tell their parents, "Oh, no, Mom and Dad, don't cross that border illegally." It's also amazing, as The Post editorialized, that the Bush Administration "having supported a comprehensive immigration reform bill containing essentially the same provision, came out against the bill on the morning of the vote." What's your take on what I see as a very sad moment?


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There have been over 50 responses so far. Worth reading some of them. Perhaps some DREAMERS can write in and correct some of the mis-information being published on these posts.

The address is:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3a1d815998-efbb-465a-8a40-74441676780fDiscussion%3a1488523d-2908-4d6c-8a00-64c6a22d3518

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