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Americans Should Wake Up Regarding The Dream Act
Guest Column | By Gabriel Garnica | September 27, 2007
It is one thing to benefit those who break our laws, but it is the height of absurdity to then disfavor those who obey them as well.
Anyone who thinks that the Left has any plans of surrendering, or even stemming its push to benefit and reward illegal aliens for breaking and mocking American law and those who follow it must be smoking The New York Times.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and others are pushing to revive one of the worst provisions of their failed Amnesty Act. This amendment to the defense authorization bill would be a huge financial windfall for millions of illegal immigrants. Named The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, this measure basically guarantees illegal immigrants a college education at much lower in-state rates. A simple review of this legislation demonstrates why anyone who supports this provision cares much more about illegal immigrants than either this country or those of us who lawfully live here.
Favoritism Wrapped in Ironic Injustice
Let us begin with the fact that this provision provides a channel by which an illegal immigrant minor can gain a green card both for himself and his family, thus providing a loophole and incentive for continued manipulation and abuse of the system. According to The Heritage Foundation, this measure provides backdoor amnesty to millions of illegal aliens who bring their children into The United States. Simply put, it rewards people for ignoring, mocking and breaking our laws by providing their children with cheaper college education. That’s like getting half tuition because you rob a bank. Anyone who knows the rational level of the liberal mindset should not be shocked by that one.
Secondly, the Dream Act actually favors those who break the law over those who obey it by, for example, charging a law-abiding student from one state who attends school in another three times the tuition charged to an illegal alien whose very presence in this country is a violation of federal law. In summary, this absurd piece of rubbish posing as legislation would actually make breaking federal law a pre-requisite to obtaining special favors and preferential treatment while punishing those who obey the law with disfavored status.
It is one thing to benefit those who break our laws, but it is the height of absurdity to then disfavor those who obey them as well. Anyone supporting this bill may have many agendas, but America and law-abiding Americans are certainly not on that list.
Will Likely Pass
It seems that most senators support this provision, making any filibuster or other effort a failing proposition. Also, in what should not shock anyone, the Bush Administration seems to be quietly pushing for its approval as well. All of this should be enough to make anyone who truly loves and supports this country sick to the stomach.
We are truly at the edge of the rational abyss when such a measure can become law in blatant mockery of the will of the vast majority of the American people.
Supporter Spin
I am amused by both the spin and tone of e-mails from various groups supporting this measure.
Such communications stress the fact that the measure supposedly requires certain demonstrations of moral character and good conduct and fulfilling certain guidelines. Most amusing, however, is the observation that millions of illegal minors attend school in this country, come from families that pay taxes and need this measure as a way of helping them achieve the American Dream and “give back to this country”. The fact that they entered this country during the commission of a federal crime is completely ignored. The fact that they are being favored as a result of the commission of this crime is completely ignored. Let’s face it, America is completely ignored. It is all about helping those who break our laws while mocking those who do not. It is a slap in the face of those lawful immigrants who played by the rules, who took the path of greatest resistance because it was the right thing to do.
Conclusion
This might seem like the conclusion of this article but, tragically, it may be much more than that. It is really the conclusion of common sense, of moral integrity and of rational justice in this country. As a child of lawful immigrants and one myself, I am offended that those who mock the system get the rewards while they basically thumb their noses at those of us who play by the rules.
There is something wrong with a system, a belief or a position that somehow makes doing the right thing an imbecilic, asinine and mindless thing to do. One family follows the laws, enters legally, and works hard to give its children the best chance for a future. Another family breaks the law, mocks the system, also works hard, but somehow ends up in a much better position than the family who obeyed the law.
The Dream Act and anyone who supports it are dreaming about an America very different than the one that became the greatest country on earth. Their America is the land of handouts, sellouts and fallouts. It is a parody of the one envisioned by The American Dream. From where I am standing, supporters of The Dream Act are less about The American Dream than they are about The American Scheme.
The original article can be found at http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/
FamilySecurityMatters.org contributing editor Gabriel Garnica, Esq., is a college professor and licensed attorney whose regular commentary also appears on New MediaJournal.us, The Daley Times-Post, and Michnews. He holds a law degree from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from St. John’s University in New York.
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