DADT repeal ... still possible

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I find it strange that the posts here (and in the past) are uniformly against Mexicans and refer only to the southern border. We are talking about children who didn't have a choice about being here. Nascar and Scuds have been asked to explain how, if it's not about race for them, in regards to these children, what's it about?

We certainly do have illegal immigrants from other countries, outstaying their VISA's, etc. That's not an insignificant problem. But it's not one anybody here has ever mentioned regarding their intense dislike of "illegals" being here.



The DREAM act (which is not an amnesty plan) was introduced by Republicans years and years ago. You said we need comprehensive immigration reform. Nobody would vote for a long, comprehensive bill. Start small, do it piecemeal. Pass some simple, clear, partial but helpful immigration reform for children that everyone on both sides of the aisles have supported for years. Like the DREAM act. The DREAM Act is no free pass. It takes work and time, and is a path, not an end, to citizenship. It doesn't even award citizenship - it awards conditional legal residency.

i'd imagine the southern border gets the most attention since that's the predominant problem. it's not a matter of racism, it's a matter of geography. and yes, dream is very much an amnesty plan, as it grants a faster path to citizenship for those here illegally, when there are proper channels already in place for those brought here by their parents or other family members. the issue isn't how they got here so much as it being an issue of what to do now. why aren't they doing what others did in the past? why are those channels suddenly not feasible?