Dream Act

Immigration Battle in the Senate

The Mofos NEVER Quit

Grrrrrrr! The floor vote on the amendment containing the DREAM Act amnesty (SA 2237) may occur as early as Wednesday, September 19 (TODAY). It will take 41 NO votes to kill this amnesty. At the beginning of this hour, only four Senators have committed to vote NO – Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Jim Bunning (R-Ky.), David Vitter (R-La.), and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.). “   When the Senate last considered the measure in July, amendments were pending addressing amnesty for illegal aliens, mandatory workplace verification, expanded importation of foreign workers, and border security. Senators will consider an amendment (SA 2237) sponsored by Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), which is the DREAM Act. The gist of this proposal, which has been offered by Durbin the past few legislative sessions as a stand-alone bill (including this session as S. 774), is that DHS would be authorized to cancel removal for, or adjust to lawful permanent resident status (in other words, grant amnesty to), an alien who is inadmissible or deportable in cases where the alien demonstrated that he/she:     * has maintained continuous presence in the United States for five years and was not yet 16 years old upon initial entry;  (if they swear on Scout;s honor)     * is of "good moral character" and is not inadmissible or deportable on certain criminal grounds or on the basis of being a risk to national security; and     * has been admitted to an institution of higher education, has attained a high school diploma, or has obtained a GED in the United States. The DREAM Act also would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who satisfy these criteria as of enactment. A gaping loophole exists, however, in this iteration of the DREAM Act, for there is no upper age limit.  As a result, any illegal alien can walk into a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office and declare that he is eligible. For example, a 45-year-old can claim that he illegally entered the United States 30 years ago at the age of 15. There is no requirement that the alien prove that he entered the United States at the claimed time by providing particular documents. The proposal merely requires him to "demonstrate" that he is eligible-which in practice could mean simply making a sworn statement to that effect. Thus, it is an invitation for just about every illegal alien to fraudulently claim the amnesty. ” CALL ! NOW! (Don't call Senator's DC office, they prolly won't answer.  Call their office in your state's largest city.)