It’s got more lives than Dracula.
Once again, amnesty for illegal aliens is back, this time in the form of the previously defeated DREAM Act, which would provide amnesty to all illegal aliens who came to the United States before they were 16 and have been here at least five years.
No compassion, folks, for young people. The Democrats are going to need all those votes in November and in two years.
But rather than a stand alone vote, as happened in 2007 and 2008, Dingy Harry, the illegal aliens’ BFF on Capitol Hill, is playing rank politics, attempting to attach DREAM Act legislation to a defense bill.
The cutoff age for the DREAM Act in the Senate bill? Age 35. The House version has no age cap. In other words, this is a much bigger amnesty that the proponents are leading on. A blanket amnesty. To quote a commenter at The Hill:
At a time when many American parents can’t afford to send their kids to college, Reid is going to peddle the “Dream Act,” a huge amnesty bill which would give scarce college seats and aid to illegal aliens. This will NOT go over well with voters.
Michelle Malkin points out:
DREAM Act lobbyists are spotlighting heart-wrenching stories of high-achieving teens brought to this country when they were toddlers. But instead of arguing for case-by-case dispensations, the protesters want blanket pardons. The broadly-drafted Senate bill would confer benefits on applicants up to age 35 and the House bill contains no age ceiling at all. The academic achievement requirements are minimal. Moreover, illegal aliens who didn’t arrive in the country until they turned 15 – after they laid down significant roots in their home country – would be eligible for DREAM Act benefits and eventual U.S. citizenship. And like past amnesty packages, the Democrat plan is devoid of any concrete eligibility and enforcement mechanisms to deter already-rampant immigration benefit fraud.
Remember the reason behind this: Democrats are losing badly in the polls virtually everywhere. They need the votes, and illegal aliens are another natural Democrat constituency. Ideally, they’d like to make them eligible to vote this November but at least by November 2012.
Politicians who are supporting this insanity are doing so in the face of public opinion. Poll after poll shows Americans supporting border security and tougher stances against illegal immigration, but that doesn’t apparently faze Democrat politicians pandering for votes and Republicans intent on committing party suicide.
What part of illegal don’t they understand?
