DREAM Act

Despite the President’s recent timetable for withdraw, he and Congress know that in order to maintain the current level of occupation, there is a desperate need for more soldiers in Iraq. On Friday, Senator Dick Durbin reintroduced the DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) act. Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican, was one of the original Senate co-sponsors, and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is among those on board. This time, the bill, with the deceptively attractive title of DREAM is not being offered as a free-standing piece of legislation, but rather as an amendment to the Defense Department reauthorization bill. This portion of the bill would apply to Illegal Aliens entering the U.S. under age 16 and those who are high school graduates.

This would allow illegal aliens not just a path to citizenship if they join the military, but, AUTOMATIC AMNESTY. So which is more important now (all you Bush supporters), enforcing the laws of our land or winning a war? See how this war in Iraq in working against your own conservative principles?

How about a taking a poll? Which of the following would you say is the best policy?

A. Institute a Draft (in violation of the 13th amendment)
B. Enact the DREAM act (to vote for facilitating unlawful behavior click here)
C. Just stick it out with what we’ve got even if all die with no defined mission or exit strategy
D. Slowly withdraw from Iraq, leaving the remaining soldiers great peril
E. Get out of Iraq immediately and completely (in obedience to Revelation 18:4)

Here’s a paragraph from an excellent paper on the amendment by KrisKobach of the Heritage Foundation (via WeNeedAFence.com) setting forth the principal argument against the bill/amendment:

The DREAM Act is a nightmare. It is a massive amnesty that extends to the millions of illegal aliens who entered the United States before the age of 16. The illegal alien who applies for this amnesty is immediately rewarded with "conditional" lawful permanent resident (green card) status, which can be converted to a non-conditional green card in short order. The alien can then use his newly acquired status to seek green cards for the parents who brought him in illegally in the first place. In this way, it is also a back-door amnesty for the millions of illegal aliens who brought their children with them to the United States. Here’s a link to a list of organizations supporting it: (also thanks to WeNeedAFence.com)

http://democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/NILC/images/DREAM%20Endorsers.htm