DREAM Act. aka Stop Illegal Immigration

In case you haven't heard about the DREAM Act, you might be in for a shock. Standing for Development, Relief, and Education of Alien Minors. The DREAM Act is basically this, taken from Wikipedia "The DREAM Act would provide a path to legality for persons brought illegally to the United States by their parents or guardians as children, or whose parents attempted to immigrate legally but were then denied legality after several years in application, and whose children thus derived their legal status solely from their parents (the child also becoming illegal upon the parent's denial)."

Okay. So if an adult comes here illegally and brings their children with them, the children should be allowed to become legal. Not only that, even if the parents end up being denied legal immigration status, their children would be given legal immigration status. What? Are you joking? Instead of closing the borders, dealing with the immigration situation we already have, Washington's suggestion is to give incentives to those who want to come here illegally.

Maybe Washington has forgotten what Mexico's stand on illegal immigration is? Or maybe Washington knows how foreigners are going to be treated? Examining the Mexican constitution is vital here. What can we learn from the Mexican constitution? Here goes:

1. "Foreigners may not in any way participate in the political affairs of the country" (Article 33). Okay, so why should Mexicans be given that right here in the U.S.A.?
2. Article 32 notes that unless you are Mexican born you CANNOT EVER join the Armed Forces of Mexico. Guess they don't trust us, eh?
   
3. Article 59 tells us that unless you are Mexican born, you CANNOT EVER become a senator, Article 115 for governorship, Article 130 to become a government minister, and Article 95 to become a justice on the Supreme Court. Wow, and everyone gives the U.S. a bad rap and that we're paranoid about something bad happening to our country from foreigners. They won't let anyone into any political office unless they are born in Mexico. I think that we're more than fair in that aspect.
4. Article 27 goes through a long and drawn out method by which foreigners can obtain land in Mexico. It is pretty difficult, but basically you have to jump through a fiery hoop backwards with a blind fold on and your arms and legs tied together. Okay, it's not that difficult, but for all intents and purposes, it is.

If Mexico doesn't want foreigners in the country, why are we bending over backwards to help them out? Don't get me wrong, immigration is a part of the American way of life. Let me rephrase this, LEGAL immigration is a part of the American way of life. It's how my grandparents got here. That leads me to another point. Real quick because I'm digressing. When they came here, they were stubborn and didn't want to learn English. They soon found out that if they wanted to communicate with others they would have to learn. People didn't go to school to learn Greek so they could communicate with my grandparents and their Greek brethren, and so we shouldn't be doing it now for Hispanics.

To get back on track though, there is another problem here. One would ask, how many illegals does this pertain to in a given year. Estimates show that we would be granting "conditional residency" to 65,000+ illegal children every year. This includes giving them social security numbers... which would pretty much make them permanent legal residents. Maybe we should pay for their schooling when they go to college too? Oh wait, WE WOULD!

The second part of the DREAM Act would allow them to stay in the U.S. if they:

(1) graduate from a two-year community college, (2) complete at least two years towards a 4-year degree, or (3) serve two years in the U.S. military. After the six year period, an immigrant who meets at least one of these three conditions would be eligible to apply for legal permanent resident (green card) status.

This is ridiculous people. How much longer are we going to stand by and watch as Washington tries to rename a "new" bill allowing amnesty for illegals. They can call it Free Money to All, or Spread Love bill and it still doesn't change the fact that it will hurt America.

Even Dick Durbin with his rhetorical eloquence can't get this passed. He gave two options when speaking about the DREAM Act: 1) we can give these teens a bright future here in the U.S. or we can 2) send them back to the barbaric lands from which they came. As Glenn Beck mentioned last night, there might just be a third option. Send them back to the countries from which they came.

No amnesty for illegals! Stop trying to make that happen Washington.

As a college student at a private university, I have to pay a lot of money to attend. This is even after my scholarship money. These illegal immigrant students, however, no matter where they attended school would only have to pay in-school tuition. That's fair to the people who are natural-born citizens? Don't let Washington get away with it!