Today is the day. This is the moment we've all been waiting for. 10 years after being introduced, the DREAM Act will finally have its day in the spotlight and be voted on by both chambers of Congress. The perfect storm. Introducing in the left corner with the blue trunks Senator Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi facing off against in the right corner, with the red trunks the GOP Congress and the American people.
Votes in relation to the DREAM Act are scheduled for Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate, with as many as three of the votes occurring in the House (one on the substance of the bill and as many as two on procedure) and one procedural vote occurring in the Senate.
To move forward, Pelosi must get 218 votes in the House and Reid must get 60 votes in the Senate. Immigration action should start in the House around 7pm and look for the Senate to move at 4pm.
LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE
The stage is set for both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to proceed on procedural votes today to advance the DREAM Act amnesty that would grant a pathway to citizenship for some 2.1 million young illegal immigrants under age 35. The DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) is full of loop holes and injustices that include (1) no enforcement provisions (2) no end date or cap (3) no English language requirement (4) includes a pathway for repeat criminal offenders and (5) does not even require a High School diploma or education. Plus, the DREAM Act will cost the U.S. taxpayers an estimated $6.2 billion dollars per year and deficit spending on welfare programs could increase by at least another $5 billion or more by 2020 as a result of the amnesty measure. This is a broken piece of legislation at a fragile time in our nation's history.
With an estimated 11-18 million illegal aliens currently residing in the U.S. today, the DREAM Act amnesty would legalize nearly 20% of these people.
REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said on the Senate floor Monday that "Americans are willing to consider some form of regular status for those who have peacefully lived and worked here for an extended period of time -- but only after the border is secure." The ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee remarked "This is because the passage of an amnesty bill such as the DREAM Act is an immediate reward for the illegal entry, and there is no serious plan to stop the illegal flow. Indeed, the legislation incentivizes it."
FOLLOW THE ACTION
The votes will be televised on C-SPAN and C-SPAN2, but you can track the action on-line:
- U.S. House on C-SPAN http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx
- U.S. Senate on C-SPAN2 http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN2.aspx
- White House Daily Briefing http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings
- Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/politics/index.html
- CNN http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/
- Politico http://www.politico.com/
- Blog http://immigrationactionreport.blogspot.com/
- Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ImmigrationActionReport
- Twitter http://twitter.com/IARnews
After the votes take place, you can check the results and vote counts here:
- Search Bill Text http://thomas.loc.gov/
- U.S. House http://clerk.house.gov/legislative/legvotes.html
- U.S. Senate http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/a_three_sections_with_teasers/votes.htm
I have called emailed and faxed to stop The Dream Act and S510, I hope they will listed to the people!
ReplyDeleteI've been praying that with God's will he will get run over by a bus and buried out in the desert along with Nicky Spillottro!!!!
ReplyDeletewe definitley do NOT want the so called dream act to go through.....enough is enough send them ALL back
ReplyDeleteYeah! Asking kids who have lived in the USA pretty much their whole life to work hard to earn a path to citizenship is a bridge too far! They're brown, for God's sake.
ReplyDeleteNO
ReplyDeleteanother group of voters for the pelosi's and reid's of the political world. grasping for power at all costs against the american dream.
ReplyDeleteHere are Senate phone numbers for the fence-sitting Republicans who need to hear from us:
ReplyDeleteSEN. JOHN MCCAIN 202-224-2235; 480-897-6289
SEN. OLYMPIA SNOWE 202-224-5344; 207-874-0883
SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI 202-224-6665; 907-271-3735
SEN. SUSAN COLLINS 202-224-2523; 207-945-0417
SEN. SAM BROWNBACK 202-224-6521; 785-233-2503
These kids may work hard but we have to pay for them! Enough is enough, amnesties have never worked! NO TO THE NIGHTMARE ACT!
ReplyDeleteGot through to all the critical Senators on the list except for the Maine twins (phone was busy). Might be good to send them an email. Thanks for the contact numbers.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the word ILLEGAL don't they understnad
ReplyDeleteI called my Senator, Kay Hagan (D-NC) and thankfully, she is against the DREAM act. Unfortunately, I called my weasel of a congressman, Brad Miller (D-NC), and he is not stating how he will vote, which of course means he supports it. What a Pelosi drone he is! My hope is we redistrict him out when the new Republican legislature is seated next year.
ReplyDeleteWe are a nation of laws, but in order for our laws to be just they MUST be equally enforced without exception or waver! This ''Dream Act'' is a nightmare that must be stopped!!!
ReplyDeleteGIVE THE GOOD PEOPLE A PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY AND THROW THE RACIST right wing fools out to make way. you people are picking on children and turning your backs on what made this country in the first place...go back to puritan England.
ReplyDeleteJust like the ones that came from England and France or any part of the world. Wait a minute, that would be the whole nation! You are such an ignorant, I dont think any American will go out in the fields and place food on the tables.
Deletethat made no sense just like your reasoning behind this hate speech hiding behind weak arguments
ReplyDeleteOur enemies have learned to use our laws and our goodness against us. It is time for us to act to defend what we have here or we will soon lose it to those who have neither the desire nor the inclination to contribute to something greater than, or other than, themselves. People come here illegally counting on our generosity and goodness to allow them to stay after violating our laws to get here and robbing us of our tax dollars and services, all the time hiding behind their children and misinterpretations of the 14th and other amendments. We the people of these United States must continue to act to make our voices heard in every election until this assault on our society ends. This is but part of the battle against terrorism, tyranny and annihilation that we are now fighting. This is not racial, racist or any thing other than the expectation of abiding by the laws of this land and fairness to those who obey the rules and work to support themselves and their families in an honest way while contributing to this society.
ReplyDeleteAverage guy
It is "High Noon" at the O.K Corral. Circle the wagons! Hot dawg its time to get the guns loaded !
ReplyDeleteAnd for some of you liberals that are hanging around just to see what we are up to, keep hanging and we will be hanging too !
Dear Anonymous What exactly is it that you do not understand about ILLEGAL. All other immigrants came to this country legally, why should Mexicans be any different.
ReplyDeleteMy suggestion to you is that you move to Mexico. D. Athanas
So many problems would be solved if we just followed some simply rules. Illegals go home.
ReplyDeleteWelfare gimmie stuff and I don't have to give you
anything back....has to go...
UPDATE UPDATE: Senator George LeMieux (R-FL) will vote NO on the DREAM Act! "The Senator will not support consideration of the DREAM Act until substantial and effective measures are taken to secure our borders."
ReplyDeleteUPDATE UPDATE: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) will vote NO on the DREAM Act! "Senator Hutchison has been consistent and clear about her position against the current DREAM Act legislation, particularly her concern that the current bill goes far beyond the intended group of children who grew up in the U.S. and attended primary and secondary schools here."
UPDATE UPDATE: Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) will vote NO on the DREAM Act! She said "Millions of immigrants could attempt to become legal residents as a result of this proposal, according to some estimates, and it is to ensure our policies never again lead to a situation where we are confronted with upwards of 12 million illegal immigrants residing within our borders."
HAHAHAHA
ReplyDeletethe Krazy is strong here.
They all have twitter accounts, and most likely their aides are nearby so blast TWITTER
ReplyDeletetoes that vote for the dream will reep the nightmare come2012 that is apromise from the people of america god bless this country and runn the dam mexicans out
ReplyDeleteEight GOP Mis-Representatives passed the Dream Act (amnesty) by a score of 216-198...all RINOs: Cao (New Orleans, LA), Michael Castle (Wilmington, DE), Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart (both from Miami, FL), Charles Djou (Honolulu, HI), Vernon Ehlers (Grand Rapids, MI), Bob Inglis (Travelers Rest, SC), Ileana Ros-Letinen (Miami, FL) sold out American workers!
ReplyDeleteThe fear in here is so thick it bends light. The racism is likewise in full effect ("...send them ALL back", are you out of your mind?) You Tea Partiers have absolutely no understanding of US History, a loathing of this great country oddly disguised as patriotism, and a lack of Christian charity that suggests you've never really understood the Word of God. I am so proud that this country still maintains a fleck of greatness that it can come together to pass the DREAM act. One chamber of congress down, one to go. And when it passes, I hope you guys will notice how the sky, in fact, does not fall.
ReplyDeleteThere is no fear or racism here. I work, live and play with many legal and illegal immigrants. We're all friends here. I'm not saying to deport anyone. Stop your race baiting bs. Its about the numbers. The DREAM Act will amnesty some 2.1 million young adults and cost billions of dollars to U.S. taxpayers. Who is going to pay for it? The DREAM Act does not provide funding to states and counties to cover the costs it imposes. Since enrollment and funding are limited at public institutions, the act’s passage will require some combination of tuition increases, tax increases to expand enrollment, or a reduction in spaces available for American citizens at these schools. Oh, unemployment is at 10% too.
ReplyDeleteYour numbers are known to be wrong - the DREAM act will raise revenue by allowing us to tax the people who are being allowed to stay. You use the word Amnesty to describe young workers who are here out of no fault of their own, suggesting that you need a quick peek at the dictionary. As for the lack of racism here and your empty accusations of race-bating, I leave you to scan the comments here - my charge is self-evidently true given the rancorous tone. Hiding behind the (false) fiscal argument is reprehensible.
ReplyDeleteI suspect the previous ''Anonymous said'' has salted the mine so to speak / posted those racist comments here himself in order to substantiate his own self delusional reality in spite of all the invalidating evidence to the contrary here in the real world. I feel sorry for him.
ReplyDeleteA civilization must be built on laws to sustain itself. These laws must apply to all citizens equally. These laws are not to be ignored for convenience or arbitrary selection. If you don't like a law then do something to change it within the process of the constitution not your own personal feelings about it. Growup and stop your bitching about it.
ReplyDeleteWake-up! For this is NOT a Dream, tiss merely an Act / performance. Harry tells you what you want to hear in one ear, while quietly shoving amnesty in your rear! It's pay-back time lady and germs, Dirty Harry Reid has to pay-back / pay-off those that fudged his successful re-election for him. It is as simple as that. The Dream Act must be stopped!
ReplyDeleteWhatever human behavior government "rewards" (i.e. illegal immigration), there will be MORE of: It's simple human nature.
ReplyDeleteWhy would ANYONE go through the time and trouble of legally entering and/or remaining in our country, when laws like the DREAM Act reward illegal immigration? Did Reagan's blanket amnesty prevent the current illegal immigration problem?