Sometimes its worth a look at what the other side is saying. This article talks about Reid and Durbin's anger over the failure of the DREAM ACT on the Senate floor.
The author of this article notes that Durbin thinks that people against the DREAM ACT are racists. I don't believe Durbin actually said this, although many others have made that statement.
Pinning bigotry on someone is not just about the DREAM ACT. While many anti-immigrationists say it's not about race, but about illegality, I don't believe they would be so upset if the current wave of immigration was from northern Europe. There are few complaints about undocumented Irish immigrants these days.
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November 13, 2007 Tuesday
Stand on merits, please;
A Congress too sly
Alan Nathan, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
'...Mr. Reid has been demonstrating all the tactical sure-footedness of a running-back in dress shoes. He tried, and mercifully failed, to pass the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, or the DREAM Act. This would have granted legal status to aliens arriving before the age of 16, providing they graduate high school, sustain a clean criminal record and demonstrate a "good moral character." Mr. Reid was furious over his failure, saying "Children should not be penalized for the actions of their parents." Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, a Democrat, added that "to turn on these children and treat them as criminals is an indication of the level of emotion and, in some cases, bigotry and hatred that is involved in this debate.
...Mr. Durbin is correct when he asserts that hatred was involved in this debate. That hatred, however, was against politicos like him who unpardonably castigate folks as bigots merely because they want laws universally applied regardless of the offender's demographic origin."'
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