Anti-DREAMers complain about DREAM 2009

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From - Conservatives with Attitude

April 6, 2009 Monday 7:14 AM EST

Amnesty Supporters D.R.E.A.M.ing Again
by Michael Illions
Apr. 6, 2009 (Conservatives with Attitude delivered by Newstex) --



Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand continued her change in tone on illegal immigration Thursday when she announced she was cosponsoring the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Gillibrand joins 14 of the Senates more liberal Democrats as well as two Republicans and Independent Joseph I. Lieberman as co-sponsors of the bill (S 729).


The DREAM Act, which was introduced March 26, would amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow states to provide higher education funding for children who came to the United States as illegal immigrants. œCurrent law is unfairly punishing thousands of young people who have spent nearly their entire lives in this country, Gillibrand said in a statement. œThis legislation says that if they work hard and play by the rules, then they will have the opportunity to get a good education and earn their way to legal status.

Gillibrand has taken heat for her stances on immigration policy from progressives in the state since being appointed to the Senate in January. Hispanic leaders and downstate Democrats have objected to tough positions she took on illegal immigration while representing the upstate 20th District in the House. Gillibrand has worked to soften her tone and broaden her understanding of the issues in her new post, and pledged to support the DREAM Act after meeting with Hispanic elected officials in February.

The issue that just wont go away or stay defeated, with the try after try to give more rights to illegals, drivers licenses, and outright citizenship, comes back again with the nightmarish D.R.E.A.M. Act. The 2 Republicans referred to above are Mel Martinez, the thankfully out-going Senator from Florida and Senator Richard Lugar.

The main thrust of the article is the œsudden turn towards the left on this position of former Congresswoman, now Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, who since leaving her perch as a Democrat Congresswoman in a Conservative District, has changed her tune on many issues, since becoming Senator, replacing Hillary Clinton.

Afraid of facing a Democrat primary in 2010, Gillibrand has apparently seen the light after meeting with Hispanic elected officials.

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