DREAM Act failed

how are they anchor babies when they are illegal?

 

Anchor babies are already citizens. This is for illegal immigrants who come over as minors.

 

And I would hardly say they are getting a free pass. Notice the OP didn't mention anything about those that join and fight for our country. There are brave people dying for the US that aren't even citizens. Should they not be afforded a path to citizenship asianballa?

 

The Dream act seems like it's for illegals that are already producing for our society or on the path for our society and obviously want to be a part of the U.S.

 

I have a compromise: Give permanent resident status to immigrants (legal or illegal) who graduate from US universities without any public assistance.

 

so they can't get student loans or grants? I don't think many here would have been able to graduate without some type of financial assistance.

 

I have no problems with it. We need all the smart, motivated, educated people we can get.

 

They should get in line with everyone else trying to become a citizen. I would be more favorable of the act if it wasn't all about political grandstanding.

 

This. Plus, how can you punish a kid for the choices a parent made? That seems unAmerican to me.

 

the bill has been around for 8 years. Guess who's been blocking and grandstanding the whole time?

 

For once mc mark...we agree.

 

ALRIGHT!

 

It's a pity that it failed. There are huge numbers of young people who have no memory of ever living in Mexico or one of the Central American countries. No memory at all, being a baby or a toddler when they came here with one or both of their parents. They view themselves as being as American as the next guy or gal, think of English as their main language, many of them. Why should they live in fear of being deported, when they're going to college and becoming real assets to American society? Why punish them for the "sins" of their parents?

 

I support this idea and hope it passes one day.

 

You can't reward people for breaking the law. It's their parents job to teach them wrong from right and sneaking in illegally was wrong. These kids should be pissed at their parents for taking an illegal shortcut.

 

Spoiler

terror babies > anchor babies

 

That's total BS. What is a kid who was brought over as a toddler or elementary schooler, who can't speak Spanish, and knows only the USA as a home country supposed to do, go run away to Mexico and disown his parents, all for the sake of "doing right"? I have massive respect for a kid who can basically put themselves through 2 years of a university with no financial aid, most likely no help from their parents, and deal with the constant fear of deportation, all at 18-20 years old. The kids covered by the DREAM act are basically the very best immigrant candidates, the type of people who arguably would be fast-tracked were they to go through the legal-immigrant process.

Also, as far as I know, those granted permanent resident status by the bill cannot sponsor extended family members, and can't even sponsor immediate family such as parents and siblings until 12 years later.

 

Notice you didn't mention that everyone has a path to citizenship, it's just not the path that says you skip to the front of the line ahead of those who are following the path laid out for them legally.

 

You deserve a big reward man. A big fat one right...