December 1, 2010
Across America undocumented students are marching and rallying to support the DREAM Act, which may come up for a vote this week. The bipartisan legislation that was originally introduced in 2001 failed to pass twice. The legislation would provide a pathway to citizenship for certain undocumented alien students. Most of the children came to the US with their migrant immigrant parents who accepted low paying jobs. They want a chance to continue their education or join the military on a path to citizenship. Like the children of the foreign workers in the CNMI, most have no memories of their homelands.
Today in Orlando forty courageous undocumented children of migrant farm workers stood with supporters at the St. James Cathedral to support the DREAM Act. They were inspired by prayers led by Sister Ann Kendrick from the Hope Community Center and Deacon Fernando Molina from the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Then the supporters marched through downtown Orlando to the Orlando Office of Senator George LeMiuex (R-FL).
I called his Washington, DC office today to question for his vote on the DREAM Act. His staffer said he would not vote for it œuntil the borders were secured. Today speakers told the crowd to never vote for LeMieux again should he fail to support the DREAM Act. In Orlando, across Florida, and across the nation the Latino community is watching this vote.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski said:
œIf enacted, the DREAM Act would have a life-changing impact on the students who qualify, and not only for the qualifying students, but all American society would benefit. The success tales of earlier generations of child immigrants, like the Cuban children of the 1960s, Operation Pedro Pan, have amply demonstrated this.
Will partisan games block the legislation? The GOP promised to filibuster all legislation until the Bush tax cuts were extended, but revisions in the DREAM Act make it more palatable to Republicans. From Politico:
The latest version, filed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) late Tuesday night, would bar illegal immigrants from receiving in-state college tuition; drops the age of eligibility to 29 from 34; would not grant permanent legal status to anyone for at least 10 years; would restrict eligibility for those who commit certain misdemeanor crimes; and would limit individuals from being able to sponsor family members for U.S. citizenship, among other changes.Those who receive conditional legal status under the DREAM Act also would be ineligible for Medicaid, food stamps and other government-funded benefits.
The new bill œsimply is an effort to deal with any potential costs estimates [to] make it revenue-neutral, said Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the only Hispanic member of the Senate and an ardent DREAM Act advocate. œThere wouldnt be any reason for anyone to vote against it because it wouldnt cost anything.
Pass the DREAM Act!
Article source: http://unheardnomore.blogspot.com/2010/12/never-stop-dreaming.html
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