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    The DREAM Act for Our Rural Communities and Our Nation

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    The DREAM Act for Our Rural Communities and Our Nation
    Posted by Secretary Tom Vilsack on December 16, 2010 at 04:26 PM EST
    Ed. Note: This is the sixth in a series of posts from top Administration Officials on the importance of the DREAM Act. Read Education Secretary Arne Duncan's post here, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis's contribution here, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's post here, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's here, and the post from Dr. Clifford L. Stanley, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, here.

    From 2000 to 2006, while I was Governor of Iowa, approximately 60 percent of the total population increase in the state was directly attributable to immigrants. Our economy thrived. The new population contributed to local economies, paid taxes, became valued and productive members of their communities and helped lead an economic revitalization in the state.

    To continue this progress, I established ‘welcome centers’ to help newly arrived families get settled, work with local schools and civic institutions, and offer workforce development programs and English language courses. And we selected three ‘model cities’ and gave them resources to be more receptive to immigrants.

    I am proud of this work, and I think we can do more to encourage and recognize the positive impact that legal immigrants have on communities. But today our nation is failing a different group of immigrants who should have an opportunity to make a difference too.

    These are the children of undocumented immigrants who did not choose to come here – but who were raised in our communities and educated in our schools. These young people should help make up the next generation of leaders – our future doctors, teachers, and scientists – but their legal status prevents them from going to college, or getting a good job.

    To reap the benefits they will offer our nation – and give them the fair shake they deserve – Congress should pass the DREAM Act, which allows the best and the brightest young people to earn their legal status after a rigorous process. Only children who arrived before they were 16, get a high school degree, and complete two years of college or join the military will qualify for the DREAM Act. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the measure last week in a bipartisan vote that included the support of eight Republicans. Now all eyes are on the Senate.

    Our rural communities have a particular stake in this legislation. Far too many are losing population. And many of the best minds in their high school classes choose to pursue opportunities away from home.

    Think of the message we can send to the children of immigrant farm workers – for example – by inviting them to be active and productive citizens in the rural communities where they grew up. They might become future partners of USDA and make the transition from farm workers to farm owners who help feed this nation. The values they learned in rural America – the importance of hard work and of giving back – may lead them to be a teacher, an entrepreneur, or serve our nation in the military.

    We must act now. Rural America and the nation should not have to wait any longer. We should not punish children and young adults for decisions their parents made – our values and our best interests tell us otherwise.

    The Obama administration will continue to fight for a comprehensive immigration solution that includes AgJobs and a stable workforce for our farms. But in the meantime, the DREAM Act embodies many of those same values – by giving folks the opportunity they deserve to work hard, strengthen our economy, and contribute to our great nation.

    Tom Vilsack is Secretary of Agriculture

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    Vilsack? Isn't that short for Vile Sack of...
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    From 2000 to 2006, while I was Governor of Iowa, approximately 60 percent of the total population increase in the state was directly attributable to immigrants. Our economy thrived. The new population contributed to local economies, paid taxes, became valued and productive members of their communities and helped lead an economic revitalization in the state.

    To continue this progress, I established ‘welcome centers’ to help newly arrived families get settled, work with local schools and civic institutions, and offer workforce development programs and English language courses. And we selected three ‘model cities’ and gave them resources to be more receptive to immigrants.
    So you aided and abetted illegal immigration into your state, Tom? You provided "welcome centers" to show them how to game your state systems, cheat your Iowa Workers, rob educations from your Iowa Kids, deplete your Iowa Coffers, deflate your Iowa Wages and you call this "thriving" all the while dumping the consequences of this travesty on all US citizen taxpayers? Are you kidding me??!!

    Any time you want new population in Iowa, Tom, all you have to do is run some ads inviting Americans to your state, tell them about the jobs you have, the wages you pay, what type of industries and businesses they can work for, how much a house costs and how low your taxes are. Throw in something about your recreational opportunities, hunting, fishing, lakes, river activities, nature, farming, quality of life and anything else you have to offer and Americans will move to your state from areas where they're out of work or can't afford a house or the cost of living.

    No Americans knew you wanted more population in Iowa, Tom. No Americans knew about your "welcome centers", Tom. Why didn't you tell US?

    How is it that illegal aliens know more about your state and all the deals and assistance you're offering to newcomers in Iowa than US citizens, Tom?

    Who were you really working for in Iowa when you were Governor, Tom? And who are you really working for now that you're in the US Cabinet and Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture ..... Tom?

    Gawd, these traitors make me want to puke.

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