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House Approves Controversial DREAM Act

With the final days of the 111th Congress winding down, Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill bet on a last-ditch showdown over immigration reform Wednesday evening as the House of Representatives narrowly approved the DREAM Act — the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010.  The LA Times reports:

The legislation would give hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants a chance at becoming legal. The requirements state that, to be eligible, a person must have been brought to the United States before he or she was 16, been in the United States for five years, earned a high-school degree and be attending college or be in the military.

In recent days, Democrats had aimed to pick up some Republican support by dropping the maximum eligible age from 35 to 29, extending the waiting period for a green card from six to 10 years and eliminating the requirement that DREAM Act youth pay tuition at in-state rates rather than out-of-state rates. In-state tuition, which is what undocumented students in California pay, amounts to an average annual public subsidy of about $6,000 nationally per student.

Some Democrats, in an effort to attract Republicans in agricultural states, had also pushed to add to the DREAM Act provisions to ease the process to bring in legal farm workers.

The bill now moves to the Senate where a vote is scheduled for Thursday.  However, most doubt Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., will have the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition.

The issue of immigration reform was a pivotal one for many Latino voters who showed up at the polls in support of Democrats during the midterm elections this fall.  With a plan for a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s immigration system permanently stalled, Democrats hoped the DREAM Act would be a signature success of the Democrat-controlled White House and Congress.

The Obama administration reiterated its strong support of the DREAM Act  in a statement delivered Wednesday: “While the broader immigration debate continues, the administration urges the Senate to take this important step and pass the DREAM Act.”  But with Republicans ready to retake control of the House of Representatives in January, the measure signaled Democrats’ last chance to deliver tangible change for their supporters before President Obama faces reelection in 2012.

Facing defeat, immigration advocates say they won’t give up. In coming months, the LA Times reports, these advocacy groups will assess their options — including recruiting supporters from a growing number of Latino voters as 2012 national elections draw nearer.

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  • dealer@678
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:18pm

    Just come to Dallas Tx. and see for yourself how illegal mexicans can destroy a city in a very short time !!!!!!!

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    • Ghandi was a Republican
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 1:13am

      I lived in Dallas and couldn’t even let my dog swim in the lakes. The Mexicans had so much broken glass – and pour their dirty oil change where ii sits down by the water… I had many Central American friends that were always generous, thoughtful, polite and mostly spoke at least some English..

      But are we to play politics with America’s citizenship? We welcome all through the FRONT DOOR…… Willingly, charitably, proudly. We have the Statue of Liberty they should all see on the way in..

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  • intheknow
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:17pm

    Be it know, 21:01 Eastern standard time, the US house passed the so called DREAM Act, this was only hours after voting to recognize the 2500th anniversary of the battle of Marathon, Greece.

    In preparation for this vote, and others sure to come to close the loopholes, I made sure my neighbors and friends went through the immigration and citizenship process with my wife, so they could speak intelligently about the topic and understand the system may have its flaws, but the IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IS NOT BROKE.

    Currently her mother is awaiting court date in January to legally adjust her passport to legally visit or be sponsored. Her brother has not even attempted the 22 YEAR WAIT for him to be LEGALLY sponsored. at least 1 rep noted an undocumented staff member, which I’m sure was promptly reported to the authorities.

    Many dems said this was not amnesty, they are right, amnesty is a forgiveness of committed wrongs. This was reward, payback, compensation, appreciation. If these “children” are so bright, upstanding, and full of potential imagine the problems they could fix in their own countries. They already are encouraged by many of “our” representatives already encourage them daily to take pride in their homeland, not their “adopted” country that in the movements words belittle, abuse, and exploit them.

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  • islandlady
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:17pm

    I thought it was Pelosi that said we should educate the illegals. She said she wouldn’t want a doctor
    working on her that didn’t have a good education, something to that context. Which got me
    thinking, if they educate the illegals as doctors then we will have doctors in the U.S. that will be
    happy to accept the pigeon droppings the government pays them, thereby allowing one aspect of
    Obama-Snare to succeed. I’ve had 2 specialists quit on me, and one retire.
    You watch.

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  • Commonsensical
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:13pm

    Anyone who works against the sovereignty of the United States is a TRAITOR. ALL Traitors deserve to DIE!

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  • Nigel2
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:13pm

    DOA at the Senate. At least till the new tax bill passes.

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  • clinging2myconstitution
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:13pm

    The best place to indoctrinate the new US citizens this legislation may create, is on our college campuses, The vast majority of colleges are left wing incubators where social and economic justice will be the rallying cry on the campuses…you know, to make sure that our new friends have equal protection under the LAW.

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  • TERMLIMITSNOW
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:11pm

    here are the traitors…

    http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00394

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    • OhMyGosh
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:32pm

      termlimtsnow….Thank you for the link both of my state representatives were traitors! I’m so disgusted! Goes to show there is never a good politician.

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    • unsafe
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:55pm

      Hang the MFs for there vote enough of the being nice and voting the sorry asses out..

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    • KICKILLEGALSOUT
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 11:01pm

      That is the wrong vote, that is from a 2007 vote.

      The vote that took place in the house the traitors can be found here.
      http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll625.xml

      Contact them NOW! and let them know you won’t forget!

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    • KICKILLEGALSOUT
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 11:08pm

      I hope swift retribution comes to all these TRAITORS! who voted for this to pass!
      Contact your Senate now and DEMAND they don’t support this crimmigration bill!

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  • Polish_Sensation
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:10pm

    If this passes then who the hell is going to pay there bills? Our country is “Broke”, they claim that these aliens will generate over 1 billion dollars towards our G.D.P., yet in the same breath they state that our economy is probably going to experience a double-dip recession, with un-employment rising as well, does this make sense. These people are unable to get real-Americans jobs yet they are telling us to let more illegals in. this is CRAZY

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  • Commonsensical
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:10pm

    The MAJORITY of “Latino Voters” HATE Illegal Aliens! Caesar Chavez HATED illegals! As for Jobs “Americans won’t do”… 10% Unemployment…. over 10% of the American workforce is Illegals… Do the math… Every person in the unemployment line today has a job waiting for him, that’s been STOLEN by an Illegal!!!

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  • Hangtimes
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:07pm

    once upon a time, immigrants paid for their passage here with indentures,,, normally 10 years labor for a tradesman or a farmer. Then they were granted permission to apply for resident status providing their religion or politics weren’t offensive.

    if one of them ‘dream’ kids wants to mow my lawn for 10 years & keep my beemer washed ‘n waxed for free; stays outta trouble, learns the language and does 3 years in A’stan and votes conservative, then ok; I’ll co-sign his membership application for citizenship.

    ;)

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  • BRAVEHEART
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:06pm

    This is a lame duck ( dead duck ) session of congress. The demo-nazi’s can throw this kind of chicken crap arouhd for two more weeks. This just shows how totally criminal and dishonest the demo-nazis are. The voters have already kicked a lot of these criminals out but they can’t resist back stabbing one more time.

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  • jedi.kep
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:04pm

    How are you going to prove that they have been in this country for five years? They lied to cross the border and have lied to avoid getting caught and now you are just going to believe them? Ha!

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    • beekeeper
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 11:11pm

      Tax returns? Driver’s license obtained with forged documents? School records based on a stolen identity?

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    • anigmanm
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 12:11am

      and I guess we are just going to have to take the word of these “honest” criminals, you know the ILLEGALS who have been breaking the law since they stepped foot in this country, you know the less than honest ones who want everything without having to work for them…………wait a sec that ‘s our government.

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  • P---Revere
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:03pm

    8 Republicans supported this bill in the house

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  • clinging2myconstitution
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:02pm

    How many US citizens will sacrifice seats in our colleges due to “new standards of affirmative action”? With the feds now controlling the student loan program, and insistence on flooding the college system with folks who may lack basic English, math, and reading skills, the cost of this will be staggering. The US taxpayer will finance ESL classes, college entrance remedial training programs, child care costs and transportation to the local community college while getting the skills to compete at our “basic” college entrance level. Then the taxpayer will finance to the greatest degree possible, the two year education in private sector and perhaps four year college educations for military prospects. Then of course when the anchors apply for ESL classes or remedial training, they will get taxpayer assistance as well.

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  • dontbotherme
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:00pm

    HOW DARE THEY!!! Who do they represent anyway!! The Senate better not pass this or they will regret it. Enough!! The house democrats (and any republicans) who voted for this are traitors! What’s it going to take for them to vote the will of the people. Call your Senators… E-mail… Fax.. Good grief!

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    • tierrah
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 4:14am

      Already done all that … but Arkansas has two idiots in Washington: Blanche Lincoln who crows that she helped sponsor this bill and her junior, Mark Pryor. I’ve written them so many times in the past two months, I’m pretty sure they just trash my email without reading past the FROM: heading. I’m so angry and so frustrated!!!

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  • Lenman
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:57pm

    If this passes we want names of every moron who voted for it so they can get voted out next election just like the other democrat losers!!

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    • Lana40
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:55pm

      Here are the House Republicans who voted FOR Dream Act: Note! Three are from Florida; Joseph Cao – LousianaMike Castke – DelawareLincoln Diaz-Balart – FloridaMario Diaz-Balart – FloridaCharles Djou – HawaiiVern Ehlers – MichiganBob Inglis – South CarolinaLleana Ros-Lehtinen – Florida

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  • DeltaHawk
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:51pm

    Treason!

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  • Government SNAFU
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:50pm

    Get the TSA out of our airports and on the borders!!!

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  • Government SNAFU
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:49pm

    Is this a pity vote? There is no way this should pass. Speak up everyone!

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  • Cuthalu
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:47pm

    All those that voted yes for this bill are traitors to the citizens of this country.

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    • AzDebi
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:26pm

      You are SO RIGHT!

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    • ChristLives
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:51pm

      I agree anyone that voted for this is a “Traitor to America”… The Liberal Socialists have given away our country…. Another law shoved down the throat of the American people… Well I guess Obama can go on another vacation… maybe he can fly to Palm Springs to play a round of golf.

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  • Conserving Ink
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:46pm

    Once again this congress has voted against the will of the people. This is not a government, its and occupation.
    _________________________________________________________
    http://conserving-ink.blogspot.com/2010/12/30-day-and-half-full-glass.html

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  • New-American-Saviors
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:45pm

    Are we done Talking and Praying Yet ?

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    • Nostraquedeo
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 12:26am

      No, Calm down. They want us to help destroy the US. people will wake up to reality as life gets harder. I hope.

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    • chexfive
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 1:39am

      Haven’t you heard, the only circumstances in which physically protecting your freedom and country from invasion from within is after you are jailed , broke or dead. How stupid is it to want to fight after your arms are confiscated and your country is turned to complete communism?

      But just remember, as long as you have plenty of dried food in stock in your cardboard box house, we can vote to change the world communist movement, especially with a crooked political system, rigged voting machines and re-districting every 2 years, right?

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    • noahsdove
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:32am

      already past the point of no return. Nothing lasts forever. We sit still, we pray without ceasing, we grow our food, we clean our weapons, we watch and wait while we are flooded with foreigners who live off the govt. until the goodies run out. Then watch all hell break loose when the welfare lynch mobs head for washington. Hunker down, stick together, stay at home when those days come, and soon! They come for us and what’s ours, we blow them away, or go down in a blaze of glory. think you’ve seen trouble in the world? Wait until the peaceful, freedom loving people of this country, the tax paying, hardworking backbone of this nation are forced onto the warpath….true believers? martyrs? Christian crusaders? You ain’t seen nothin yet!!! Now is the time to decide where we stand and what we believe. They take us out and our taxes go with us. The money is all gone. They can print all they want. Better use what you have now to buy things you will need later when hyperinflation starts. Spread the word. don’t look for a fight, but be ready to give them one they won’t forget!

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  • Kaen
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:44pm

    Our government is clueless. Misfeasant and Malfeasant is the best way to describe the United States Government’s handling of border security and illegal immigration. Our politicians fail to understand that, no law that they can pass, no amount of Border Patrol Agents or National Guardsmen on the Border will stop illegal immigration and the threat on our national sovereignty.

    The answer? As long as there is “Hope”, illegal immigrants will continue to come, they will continue to take the necessary risks associated with illegal entry into the United States. Take away their “Hope” and illegal immigration will trickle to a stop. We can take away that “Hope” by taking away the jobs. If our government is so eager to pass legislation, pass legislation that will make employing illegal immigrants so horribly dangerous that they simply will not do it. Corporate as well as personal asset forfeiture for employers that benefit from illegal labor. Horrendous fines per illegal immigrant found to be employed. Take away the jobs and illegal immigrants will have no more reason to come, take away the jobs and we will not have to worry about “How” to remove millions of illegal immigrants already in the United States as they will self deport when they have no more jobs.

    The “Myth” that illegal immigrants come here to do the work Americans don’t want to do is simply that…a “Myth”. They come here to do the jobs that employers are unwilling to pay an American a decent wage to do. Take away that “Paid Slave Labor” of the illegal immigrant and employers will be forced to employ United States citizens and LEGAL residents under the protection of the nations labor laws. That will of course, raise prices but, why not pay 25 cents more a pound for tomatoes rather than steep health insurance premiums to cover uninsured illegal immigrant health care. High car insurance to cover “Uninsured Motorist” (Illegal immigrant) drivers, and higher local and school taxes to educate illegal immigrant children. Then, maybe our Border Patrol can manage our borders they way they should.

    Border Security and illegal immigration can happen tomorrow but, not with any plan our government has put forth so far.

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    • Kaen
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:51pm

      Forcing employers to employ United States citizens and LEGAL residents will reduce unemployment, working Americans are less of a burden on social services, working Americans pay taxes reducing the deficit. Then, if there is still a need for “Imported” labor, willing applicants can list themselves with the U.S. Consulate in their country allowing background checks on applicants ensuring we are not allowing criminals to enter the United States. Once approved, U.S. employers can request “X” amount of employees by location. Work Visas can then be issued for cleared applicants to enter and work in the United States. We will then know who, when, where, and why a foriegn national is entering the United States, where they will be, and what they will be doing. After a pre-determined period of time, if the worker has abided by the laws of the United States, they can then apply to adjust their status to a legal resident and ultimately U.S. citizenship providing that “Path to Citizenship”

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:05am

      @kaen,

      Get rid of the minimum wage, and prices will start to normalize, and the value of the US Dollar will reflect the actual worth of things – remember, the US Dollar is fiat money, so the value written on the paper is not directly relevant to the actual value of the good or service.

      Also, if we get rid of the minimum wage, then other countries like Mexico and China can’t underbid our workers here.

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 10:48am

      I own a house cleaning service and have jobs stolen from me all the time by mexicans because they are working under the table and expect much lower pay than the AMERICAN girls that I employ. It is BS that Americans won’t do these jobs. My son is excited about turning 16 and going out to get a job but will there be any entry level jobs out there for him that are not already occupied by an illegal alien?

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  • New-American-Saviors
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:42pm

    Told you NOT to start dancin yet about Republican Victories !

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    • M31Sailor
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 11:12pm

      Cmon Senate Call you Republican Senators

      Cmon Senate Call your Republican Senators

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  • OnfireNY
    Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:42pm

    One step closer for Illegals to have more opportunities than American citizens. You know if no one says anything to these fools in Congress, then we deserve what we get. We must begin to speak-out a bit louder.

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    • New-American-Saviors
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:43pm

      WE’RE Done Talking !

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    • independentvoteril
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:51pm

      AND that is the REASON they were VOTED out of office..

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    • FedUpAlready
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 9:54pm

      What can we say but Pathetic Absolutely Pathetic, For our (ALLEGED) Representatives To Side with Illegals, criminals ETC over the citizens of the USA!!!!!!

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:10pm

      (Lord, forgive me how I’m feeling right now.)

      WE AMERICANS HAVE LOST OUR COUNTRY. WE ARE NO LONGER AMERICANS.

      PatriotSops.com

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    • what4
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 10:18pm

      We spoke, but Nancys scorched Earth policy is still intact for a few more weeks…End the Lame Duck sessions all together!

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    • beekeeper
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 11:04pm

      I really love the hypocrisy of the left – they will tell you, in the same sentence that we must pass the stop-gap DREAM Act while insisting that we need comprehensive immigration reform…

      They also say we can’t enforce existing immigration laws, because we need comprehensive immigration reform.

      Is there an upper age limit on this DREAM Act? I can’t find one – it says you need to have entered country before 16th birthday, have been in country for 5 yrs, and not have been convicted of any crime that results in a sentence of more than 1 year in jail…

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    • Parkeralan
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 11:34pm

      The Dream Act is dead in the senate by noon tomorrow. But somehow the GOP will screw it up, they will get shamed into granting something very similar eventually. Obama will use this issue to divide us and whammo, you’ll have 15 million new democratic voters!

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    • joseph Fawcett
      Posted on December 8, 2010 at 11:50pm

      I just don‘t understand the mentality of these people and I know I don’t want too. I do know it is about stacking the deck come election time. All these illegal Aliens when they are citizens will vote Dem that is what it is about. I can’t stand this at all. It is just paying for the votes, they are buying votes with citizenship, something that should be earned through coming here legally and then going through the process of law without consideration of how they will vote.

      http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist

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    • chexfive
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 12:20am

      RED ALERT!–RED ALERT!–RED ALERT!

      Well, apparently the House of Ill Repuke (Representatives) just passed The Dream Act, you know the back door amnesty law.

      The US Senate will vote at 9:30am EST tomorrow Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010.
      TELL THE SENATE NO TOMORROW MORNING!

      We Surround them, we need more Americans to get off their LAZY BUMS and call their Senators in the morning, it only takes 5 minutes, isn’t America worth that to you?

      I’m sick of hearing friends and family members whine and complain about illegals but WILL NOT MAKE 2 or 3 PHONE CALLS! IF you aren’t helping stop this lawlessness, SHUTUP!!!!!!!!

      We have them grossly outnumbered, bombard your Senator tomorrow, it is ok to be mad, let it rip into them. DO IT!!!!!!!!

      CALL THESE 7 Repukelicans that MIGHT SELL OUT TO THE OPEN BORDERS SCHEME>

      THESE ARE THE 7 GOP SENATORS THAT MAY JOIN OBAMA AND REID. YOU MUST FLOOD THEIR OFFICES WITH CALLS, EMAILS, FAXES, AND PERSONAL VISITS

      Sen. Bob Bennett (R., Utah) VOTING YES FOR AMNESTY, if stand alone bill.
      Washington D.C.
      431 Dirksen Senate Office Building
      Washington DC 20510-4403
      Phone: (202) 224-5444 (202) 224-5444
      Salt Lake Office
      Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building
      125 South State Street, Suite 4225
      Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1188
      Phone: (801) 524-5933 (801) 524-5933

      Sen. Richard Lugar (R., Indiana) LEANING YES FOR AMNESTY
      306 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
      (202) 224-4814
      Web Form: http://lugar.senate.gov/contact/
      101 NW Martin Luther King Boulevard
      Room 122
      Evansville, Indiana 47708
      (812) 465-6313 p
      (812) 421-1883 f

      Susan Collins (R., Maine) MAY VOTE FOR OBAMA’s AMNESTY
      DC Phone: (202) 224-2523 Fax: (202) 224-2693
      Bangor Phone: (207) 945-0417 Fax: (207) 990-4604
      Augusta Phone: (207) 622-8414 Fax: (207) 622-5884
      Biddeford Phone: (207) 283-1101 Fax: (207) 283-4054
      Lewiston Phone: (207) 784-6969 Fax: (207) 782-6475
      Caribou Phone: (207) 493-7873 Fax: (207) 493-7810
      Portland Phone: (207) 780-3575 Fax: (207) 828-0380
      http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue

      Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska)MAY VOTE FOR AMNESTY
      DC Phone: (202) 224-6665 Fax: (202) 224-5301
      Anchorage Office 907-271-3735 Fax 907-276-4081
      Fairbanks Office 907-456-0233 Fax 907-451-7146
      Juneau Delegation Office 907-586-7400 Fax 907-586-8922
      Kenai Delegation Office 907-283-5808 Fax 907-283-4363
      Ketchikan Delegation Office 907-225-6880 Fax 907-225-0390
      MatSu Delegation Office 907-376-7665 Fax 907-376-8526
      Bethel Delegation Office 907-543-1639 Fax 907-543-1637
      http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact

      Olympia Snowe (R., Maine) Voting No on Dream Amnesty Cloture
      DC Phone: (202) 224-5344 Fax: (202) 224-1946
      Portland Phone: (207) 874-0883 Fax: (207) 874-7631
      Auburn Phone: (207) 786-2451 Fax: (207) 782-1438
      Augusta Phone: (207) 622-8292 Fax: (207) 622-7295
      Bangor Phone: (207) 945-0432 Fax: (207) 941-9525
      Biddeford Phone: (207) 282-4144 Fax: (207) 284-2358
      Presque Isle Phone: (207) 764-5124 Fax: (207) 764-6420
      http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email

      Sens. Sam Brownback (R, Kansas) Voting No on Dream Amnesty Cloture
      DC Tel: 202-224-6521 Fax: 202-228-1265
      Topeka Phone: (785) 233-2503 Fax: (785) 233-2616
      Pittsburg Phone: (620) 231-6040 Fax: (620) 231-6347
      Overland Park Phone: (913) 492-6378 Fax: (913) 492-7253
      Wichita Phone: (316) 264-8066 Fax: (316) 264-9078
      Garden City Phone: (620) 275-1124 Fax: (620) 275-1837
      http://brownback.senate.gov/public/contact/emailsam.cfm

      Sens KayBailey Hutchinson (R, Texas) Voting No on Dream Amnesty Cloture
      284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
      (202) 224-5922
      Web Form: http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm
      961 Federal Building
      300 East 8th Street
      Austin, Texas 78701
      512-916-5834 512-916-5839 (FAX)

      Hatch, Orrin G. (R-UT) Voting No on Dream Amnesty Cloture
      DC Phone: (202) 224-5251 Fax: (202) 224-6331
      Salt Lake City Phone: (801) 524-4380 Fax: (801) 524-4379
      Ogden Phone: (801) 625-5672 Fax: (801) 394-4503
      Provo Phone: (801) 375-7881 Fax: (801) 374-5005
      Cedar City Phone: (435) 586-8435 Fax: (435) 586-2147
      St. George Phone: (435) 634-1795 Fax: (435) 634-1796
      http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact

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    • Nostraquedeo
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 12:21am

      My problem is that after the revolutionary war the citizens had a valid fear of soldiers. Not only did they have to deal with being under martial law from soldiers from their own government but also foreign soldiers called Hessian’s. These were soldiers that carried all the same authority as British soldiers but had no connection to the people. They didn’t hold the same values or care about the citizens like the British would have. So here’s the problem. You take a citizen of Mexico and have them represent the US on the battle field or in emergency’s inside the US. Is it even possible for them to truly represent US citizens? Would there be the same connection to the US citizen that is in a civil rights movement? Even if they wanted to I don’t think they could.

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    • Therealist1057
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 12:26am

      They already have more rights than american citizens.

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    • StMichelob
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 1:11am

      I disagree, and altough I haven’t read the bill, on the surface i agree with it. if someone, not of their choosing, was brought here as a child and serves in the United States military, then i think they have earned their right to citizenship. Their parents, when the child has earned this right, should be deported as a criminal. But I don‘t feel it is the child’s fault. However….just graduating college? Nosir. That does NOT earn you citizenship.

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    • BetterDays
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 1:35am

      These are the YEA VOTE’S

      Ackerman
      Adler (NJ)
      Andrews
      Baca
      Baldwin
      Bean
      Becerra
      Berkley
      Berman
      Bishop (GA)
      Bishop (NY)
      Blumenauer
      Boswell
      Boyd
      Brady (PA)
      Braley (IA)
      Brown, Corrine
      Butterfield
      Cao
      Capps
      Capuano
      Cardoza
      Carnahan
      Carson (IN)
      Castle
      Castor (FL)
      Chu
      Clarke
      Clay
      Cleaver
      Clyburn
      Connolly (VA)
      Conyers
      Cooper
      Costa
      Courtney
      Crowley
      Cuellar
      Cummings
      Davis (AL)
      Davis (CA)
      Davis (IL)
      Davis (TN)
      DeFazio
      DeGette
      DeLauro
      Deutch
      Diaz-Balart, L.
      Diaz-Balart, M.
      Dicks
      Dingell
      Djou
      Doggett
      Doyle
      Driehaus
      Edwards (MD)
      Edwards (TX)
      Ehlers
      Ellison
      Engel
      Eshoo
      Etheridge
      Farr
      Fattah
      Filner
      Foster
      Frank (MA)
      Fudge
      Garamendi
      Giffords
      Gonzalez
      Gordon (TN)
      Grayson
      Green, Al
      Green, Gene
      Grijalva
      Gutierrez
      Hall (NY)
      Halvorson
      Hare
      Harman
      Hastings (FL)
      Heinrich
      Herseth Sandlin
      Hill
      Himes
      Hinchey
      Hinojosa
      Hirono
      Hodes
      Holt
      Honda
      Hoyer
      Inglis
      Inslee
      Israel
      Jackson (IL)
      Jackson Lee (TX)
      Johnson (GA)
      Johnson, E. B.
      Kagen
      Kennedy
      Kildee
      Kilroy
      Kind
      Klein (FL)
      Kosmas
      Kucinich
      Langevin
      Larsen (WA)
      Larson (CT)
      Lee (CA)
      Levin
      Lewis (GA)
      Loebsack
      Lofgren, Zoe
      Lowey
      Luján
      Lynch
      Maffei
      Maloney
      Markey (CO)
      Markey (MA)
      Matsui
      McCarthy (NY)
      McCollum
      McDermott
      McGovern
      McMahon
      McNerney
      Meek (FL)
      Meeks (NY)
      Melancon
      Michaud
      Miller (NC)
      Miller, George
      Minnick
      Mitchell
      Moore (KS)
      Moore (WI)
      Moran (VA)
      Murphy (CT)
      Murphy (NY)
      Nadler (NY)
      Napolitano
      Neal (MA)
      Oberstar
      Obey
      Olver
      Ortiz
      Pallone
      Pascrell
      Pastor (AZ)
      Payne
      Pelosi
      Perlmutter
      Perriello
      Peters
      Pingree (ME)
      Polis (CO)
      Pomeroy
      Price (NC)
      Quigley
      Rangel
      Reyes
      Richardson
      Rodriguez
      Ros-Lehtinen
      Rothman (NJ)
      Roybal-Allard
      Ruppersberger
      Rush
      Ryan (OH)
      Salazar
      Sánchez, Linda T.
      Sanchez, Loretta
      Sarbanes
      Schakowsky
      Schauer
      Schwartz
      Scott (GA)
      Scott (VA)
      Serrano
      Sestak
      Shea-Porter
      Sherman
      Sires
      Skelton
      Slaughter
      Smith (WA)
      Snyder
      Speier
      Spratt
      Stark
      Sutton
      Tanner
      Teague
      Thompson (CA)
      Thompson (MS)
      Tierney
      Titus
      Tonko
      Towns
      Tsongas
      Van Hollen
      Velázquez
      Walz
      Wasserman Schultz
      Waters
      Watson
      Watt
      Waxman
      Weiner
      Welch
      Woolsey
      Yarmuth

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    • LiVinlife702
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 1:45am

      No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

      Law of Nation, Vol.1, Chapter 19, Section 212, that is, “natural-born Citizens, are those born in the country, to parents who are citizens.

      Ask yourself where Mr. Soetoro is from. We have been usurped and into tyrannical government out for a totaltitarian power.

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    • walkwithme1966
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 1:50am

      It will never pass the Senate. http://maboulette.wordpress.com

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 3:00am

      If the Republic means so little to an elected official that they are willing to invite those who hate the Republic to become citizens, then they have violated their oath to the Constitution, and should be prosecuted for treason.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 3:47am

      Dream Act / amnesty would also cover those who had committed crimes, like assault, domestic violence, sexual abuse, reckless driving and various types of fraud.
      Ya got to love Libturds……..

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    • tierrah
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 4:11am

      Can we march on Washington before they adjourn for the holidays???? Lots of shouting and carrying signs calling them traitors, etc., etc. Not quite as quiet as MLK and his march; but at least it will be peaceful. I’ll meet anyone in Washington if we all agree to do this.

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    • Konservative PUNK
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 6:25am

      @Nostraquedeo

      Good Thinking…that makes me also think about the possibility of a coup. It is always said that ‘the US Military would never support a coup.’ If the soldiers are not lawful US citizens, why will they care about shooting down Americans? The Hessians were BRUTAL, raping and murdering innocent civilians. You are on to something! This is perhaps a means to destroying the purity of our military by filling it with non-citizens for the purpose of turning it against us.

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    • americansfightingforcommonsense
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 6:40am

      We are watching these so called Democrats, really should be thieves, steel our country from us and hand it over to aliens. These radicals are bankrupting the nation. Either because they truelly don’t realize what they are doing or all by design. I think the later. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!! Democrats in Congress are voting, without your approval, to make illeagal aliens American citizens. This can’t happen. Have you heard the old saying “TWO wrongs don’t make a right” ? Call your senators today!!!!!!!

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 6:41am

      Another example of Congress ruling against the will of the people. That makes these jerks anti-American. Hey, GOP — pass a law ending LAME DUCK sessions!!!

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 6:52am

      If the we the people, out of compassion, wanted to grant these “children” green cards, limit it to ONLY them. But this law allows chain migration to the very people who broke the law AND all their relatives.
      Americans as a whole are fair and compassionate. However, we’re sick and tired of being used and abused. If the Senate passes this abomination, it may very well be time for pitchforks.

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    • Mr.Mopar
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 8:28am

      This is why we should not allow the Lame Dems to have a vote after getting kicked out…………… were so screwed

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    • JKN
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 9:24am

      Remember the 8 Republicans who crossed the aisle on this one… Immigration enforcement is spreading across our great land because most Americans still believe in our sovereignty and the rule of law… It’s taken ten years for proponents of the so-called DREAM Act to get it this far, and may it go down in flames in the Senate. May common sense and justice prevail…

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    • oldoldtimer
      Posted on December 9, 2010 at 2:30pm

      The Dems would make the devil a citizen if he promised to vote for them. They do not care for the people of this country. All they care about is keeping power and control through controlling the vote. Obamas ratings: 45% approve. People on handouts from the Gov’t 45%. Coiencidence? hardly.

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