Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) speaks to the media alongside Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senator Charles Schumer on Capitol Hill on June 23, 2011. (Courtesy of Fox News)Senator Dick Durbin is making plans to revive the DREAM Act, which is a controversial proposal to give illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. a path to legal status. In other words it could amount to amnesty if President Obama has his way. Durbin, who is announcing the first ever Senate hearing on the "DREAM Act", said it would "make our country stronger." Last year the bill passed the House but died in the Senate. The bill contains language that says illegal immigrants who came here as children and complete two years of college or military service could earn legal status. Two of the top administration officials that will testify before Durbin's committee about the bill are Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
As much as I believe military service is a great, honorable privilege, that in itself shouldn't qualify children of illegal immigrants to receive legal status. The Muslim terrorists who were planning an attack in Washington on a military enlistment facility were Navy veterans. I'll give you another example. Nidal Hasan, the Army major who yelled "Allah Akbar" repeatedly opened fire and slaughtered and wounded soldiers at civilians at Fort Hood, Texas. He had been in the Army for over 20 years. There's No telling how many potential terrorists that could be that are in the U.S. military, esp. if they're Middle Eastern descent.
This is another attempt to once again to provide amnesty towards those who are illegal aliens or are children of parents who aren't U.S. citizens. I believe it's important that there be uniform guidelines for those who have a desire to become U.S. citizens. For the last several years there has been much debate in the political arena about what to do with those illegal aliens that are already living in the country. Granting automatic citizenship status isn't the answer. The answer is for them to get in line to apply for U.S. citizenship. Everyone who is here illegally should be given a choice to either go through the proper channels to become U.S. citizens, apply for legal residency, or go back to their native country. Children of illegal aliens should go through the same procedure to become a U.S. citizen as all other foreigners who desire to become U.S. citizens. It should mean something to those who are applying for citizenship. Every foreigner should be submitted to the same tests and procedures in applying for citizenship. It's not right for some to play by the rules and others be automatically granted amnesty. The DREAM Act is part of the agenda of our elected elite to flood this country with illegals. I don't have a problem with foreigners coming to this country in search of a better life and in the process go through the procedures to become U.S. citizens. However, I have a problem when politicians sell out our country for cheap votes. Our elected elite are doing nothing but subverting our nation's sovereignty.
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