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**steevytraunse** · 12-20-2010, 02:01 AM

Then let them come here legally under existing laws.

"They" didn't have any choice in the matter. For most of them, America is the only home they've ever known -- in most cases, they were, at a very young age, brought into the country illegally by their parents -- but at 18, they have few options. Opposing the act is a childish attempt to punish the parents through their children.

Traditionally Republicans have supported this act. This legislation was written in large part by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and it has enjoyed the enthusiastic backing of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

The Pentagon supports the act (which suggests that Sunshine's post above is not viable.)
Retired Army lieutenant colonel Margaret Stock says a "crisis in military manpower" is looming as the population ages and the economy improves. She says the military struggled to recruit enough people when the economy was booming just a few years ago because people had more employment options.
"DREAM would give us the ability to tap into a huge number of people who grew up in the United States, were educated here, they talk like Americans, they look like Americans and their loyalty lies with America," says Stock, a former West Point professor who teaches political science at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. The CBO says it will lower the deficit.

What a shame. The right-wingers (which include 5 "blue dog" Democrats) feel that inciting rage and intolerance among their torch-and-pitchfork constituents is more politically advantageous than working to give deserving kids a break.

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steevytraunse Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	Then let them come here legally under existing laws. "They" didn't have any choice in the matter. For most of them, America is the only home they've ever known -- in most cases, they were, at a very young age, brought into the country illegally by their parents -- but at 18, they have few options. Opposing the act is a childish attempt to punish the parents through their children. Traditionally Republicans have supported this act. This legislation was written in large part by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and it has enjoyed the enthusiastic backing of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). The Pentagon supports the act (which suggests that Sunshine's post above is not viable.) Retired Army lieutenant colonel Margaret Stock says a "crisis in military manpower" is looming as the population ages and the economy improves. She says the military struggled to recruit enough people when the economy was booming just a few years ago because people had more employment options. "DREAM would give us the ability to tap into a huge number of people who grew up in the United States, were educated here, they talk like Americans, they look like Americans and their loyalty lies with America," says Stock, a former West Point professor who teaches political science at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. The CBO says it will lower the deficit. What a shame. The right-wingers (which include 5 "blue dog" Democrats) feel that inciting rage and intolerance among their torch-and-pitchfork constituents is more politically advantageous than working to give deserving kids a break.
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