Thread: Vote for and submit immigration ideas on change.org site...

I found this page. We really do need to get on this and have the right ideas passed on to Obama!

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Ideas for Change in America is a citizen-driven project that aims to identify and create momentum around the best ideas for how the Obama Administration and 111th Congress can turn the broad call for "change" across the country into specific policies.

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http://www.change.org/ideas/faq

Have you voted yet? Go to the link to see the current status of these ideas. The poster says the top ten will be presented to Obama's admin. Better get busy to push the law up...


Here is a comment I saw on one site.




Hey. My name is Maria and I'm part of a group of student activists working towards the passage of the DREAM Act (www.dreamACTivist.org). I wanted to make you aware of an idea being discussed and voted on over at Change.org regarding this important issue. The link is http://www.change.org/ideas/view/pass_the_dream_act_now.

We currently have over 1300 votes and are one of the top 3 ideas on the whole website. However, the second round of voting begins in January 5th and the top 10 ideas will be presented to the Obama administration and will have a lot of publicity, something we desperately need. I urge you to register (it only takes a couple of minutes) and vote for this idea and put a widget of it on your blog to make others aware of this important cause. Also, please vote for the other immigration ideas on the top 3 list to make sure they make it to the second round.

Thank you so much for your help!

http://www.latinalista.net/palabrafinal ... e_21s.html

This is number 5.


# 248
Enforce Our Immigration Laws

Enforce the laws of this country first and formost. Stop pandering to the illegal alien by agreeing with them that the ICE raids must stop. ICE must keep doing their job and they need to deport all illegal aliens who are working here illegally and breakin...
- Joan Tofanelli (Housekeeper in a hospital, )
243 comments Vline2 currently 5th place in Immigration Vline2 submitted Dec 04



This is number 10.


# 71
Follow all American laws

Enforce all existing Immigration and constitutional Laws.
- Mike Farnam (Taxpaying American)
22 comments Vline2 currently 10th place in Immigration Vline2 submitted Dec 03



This is number 1.


# 1382
Pass the DREAM Act Now!

Every year, thousands of undocumented American students graduate from college and high school, and face a roadblock to their dreams -- they can't drive, can't work legally, can't get loans or establish credit, can't further their education, and can't contribute to th...
- DreamACTivist . (MA Graduate DREAMer - Blogger), San Francisco, CA
346 comments Vline2 currently 1st place in Immigration Vline2 submitted Nov 24

This looks like a rigged site, and would complain about it. All the pro illeagal alien stuff is at the top of the page, while you have to scroll further down the page to find the anti illeagal, anti amnesty stuff. If you are going to have them both there, have them there side by side so each is on the same level. Have it structured so that the opposing views are represented equally.

Also, since this just a voting issue, leave the comment segment out of this.

It seems most of the anti-American (OBL) comments are coming from the dreamers....

Also, "--if they were brought to the United States before they turned 16, are below the age of 30"! Before I thought it was in the 20's, next thing you know it'll be 45-50.

Originally Posted by fedupinwaukegan

This is number 1.


# 1382
Pass the DREAM Act Now!

Every year, thousands of undocumented American students graduate from college and high school, and face a roadblock to their dreams -- they can't drive, can't work legally, can't get loans or establish credit, can't further their education, and can't contribute to th...
- DreamACTivist . (MA Graduate DREAMer - Blogger), San Francisco, CA
346 comments Vline2 currently 1st place in Immigration Vline2 submitted Nov 24

I wonder how many of those 1382 votes were accidental, as what was stated above?

Originally Posted by nobelium

Originally Posted by fedupinwaukegan

I wonder how many of those 1382 votes were accidental, as what was stated above?

Yes, the original head's up I found did recommend to vote early and vote often. I'll keep an eye on this.



Vote early… and vote often!

Dear friends and activists:

Change.org, the Web site of the Obama team has several pages in which
you can vote in support of some issues. The following is the link for
Immigration issues:

Originally Posted by fedupinwaukegan

Yes, the original head's up I found did recommend to vote early and vote often. I'll keep an eye on this.



Vote early… and vote often!

Dear friends and activists:

Change.org, the Web site of the Obama team has several pages in which
you can vote in support of some issues. The following is the link for
Immigration issues:

It might be a good idea to edit your original post to state that this is NOT an official Obama site, and that clicking the vote button will not take you to a yes/no form. Only click the vote button you agree with, otherwise you'll ring in votes for the wrong "idea". If a person want's to read the description they need to click the title, NOT the vote button. This is a very flawed voting system...

Ideas that conflict with the spirit of this mission, that look backward instead of forward, that express values without offering solutions, that offer solutions which won't receive serious consideration by either the Obama administration or the 111th Congress, that are intended to attack others, or are otherwise offensive are not eligible for the second round. We reserve the right to remove any ideas that violate these stated principles.[/quote]


Of course it is rigged! If it doesn't follow their views it isn't elligible for the second round.

Originally Posted by nobelium

Originally Posted by fedupinwaukegan

Yes, the original head's up I found did recommend to vote early and vote often. I'll keep an eye on this.



Vote early… and vote often!

Dear friends and activists:

Change.org, the Web site of the Obama team has several pages in which
you can vote in support of some issues. The following is the link for
Immigration issues:

It might be a good idea to edit your original post to state that this is NOT an official Obama site, and that clicking the vote button will not take you to a yes/no form. Only click the vote button you agree with, otherwise you'll ring in votes for the wrong "idea". If a person want's to read the description they need to click the title, NOT the vote button. This is a very flawed voting system...

Good housekeeping suggestion. Done.

I just took a few moments to look through the other pages of suggestions and they are overwhelmingly 'enforce our laws.' I just think it's a crock that this organization will go to the Obama admin (so they say...) and twist what does appear near the top.

And yes, what a voting system...