Re: When the right filibusters its own ideals to death

Tommy,

In order for the DREAM Act to have any reliable basis in fact you need
to name ONE US born anchor baby that has been disenfranchised..... I'm
waiting.

As soon as you name ONE I will head to Washington and carry a sign
until it is law.

On Sep 22, 11:27 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> When the right filibusters its own ideals to death
> By Joe Pace <http://www.salon.com/author/joe_pace/index.html>
>
>    -
>
>  [image: The Tea Party blows it on immigration]
> AP
>
> You may have missed it, but after railing against defense cuts and runaway
> spending, Senate Republicans united on Tuesday afternoon to
> kill<http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/09/dream_act_dont_ask_dont_tell_...>a
> plan that would have strengthened the military and saved taxpayers
> billions.
>
> For the fifth time in a decade, the Dream Act died in the Senate. It's one
> of those rare policy ideas that would benefit both the military and the
> budget -- and it's one that Tea Party-type deficit-hawk/hawk-hawks should
> have rallied behind. It was even a boon for states' rights. Yet, it became
> the latest victim of xenophobia and partisan politics.
>
> The Dream Act (short for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors)
> was designed to solve one of the most heart-wrenching injustices in our
> immigration system. Some 2.1 million undocumented immigrants were brought to
> the United States, through no fault of their own, as children. And despite
> having spent their entire lives here, their parents' illegal status prevents
> them from obtaining legal residency. The Dream Act would give these children
> a chance to "earn" their green cards, allowing them to apply for temporary
> legal status; then, if they maintain "good moral character" (at a minimum,
> keep a clean criminal record), graduate from high school, and either
> complete two years of college or military service, they'd obtain permanent
> residence.
>
> Right now, there are stories aplenty of children who discover the cruel fact
> that they are deportable when they apply for their driver's license. Or of
> high school valedictorians who are snatched off planes and threatened with
> deportation because their parents never sorted out their paperwork.
>
> Of course, those who would smear infants as "anchor babies" were never
> likely to be moved by these
> injustices<http://www.dreamactivist.org/about/our-stories/>.
> But a compelling case can be made that the Dream Act actually reflects many
> of the values that Tea Partiers and Republicans claim to hold dear.
> More:http://www.salon.com/news/immigration_reform/?story=/politics/war_roo...
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy

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