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Dream Act is fading away
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11:54 AM, December 6, 2010 ι Abby Wisse Schachter

The Hill chronicles why the effort to pass the Dream Act during the lame-duck session isn't likely to work. The story notes the defeat the White House stands to suffer if in fact the legislation to help children of illegal immigrants gets green cards through military service and higher education doesn't go forward. "Defeat would mark a setback to the Obama administration, which has staged a media blitz in recent weeks urging passage of the bill. Leaders of the Defense, Education and Homeland Security departments have each come forward to promote the reforms as vital for the success of their agencies." But aren't we supposed to be talking about jobs? And if so, why wasn't the labor department enlisted to promote the Dream Act as well? Probably because, as it is currently constituted the Dream Act represents a backward focused sort of immigration reform.

The current immigration system is based primarily on family reunification. This is an anachronistic approach to the country's needs. Forward-looking immigration reform should focus on our labor needs - both no-skilled, low-skilled and high-skilled -- and immigration reform efforts, whether comprehensive or as in this situation, targeted and single-issue focused, should reflect that approach. The Dream Act does no such thing. Instead of narrowing the range of education that children of illegal immigrants might pursue in order to be able to apply for a green card, say in areas of higher education that the country needs, like nuclear engineering or any engineering programs for that matter, Dream was expanded to included the broadest number of people. Dream also doesn't demand that applicants have completed a degree before they can apply for permanent residence. This means that applicants may not be as able to contribute to the greater success of the country because they don't have the necessary degree for higher-skilled work.

If the Dream Act fails to win approval in the lame-duck session neither it nor any comprehensive immigration reform effort are likely to be a front-burner issue for the new GOP-led House . And since the Republicans don't have the bully pulpit of the White House, maybe legislative changes to our immigration system will have to wait two years. But talking about how we have to start thinking about immigration as a labor question should be discussed early and often until such time as both houses of the Congress and the White House are in Republican hands to enact such true and necessary reform.

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/capitol/d ... IIBaIwmftL

You're calls are helping to do this, PLEASE CALL!

Keep making the calls and pushing against this travesty!

What?! "No-skilled immigrants?!"

Why the hell would we want immigrants with no skills coming to the United States?

These folks are certifiable.

Senate: yea and nay
http://dreamact.info/advocacy/senators
House: yea and nay
http://dreamact.info/advocacy/representatives

These are Alipac' targeted house members.
BRIGHT 202 225 2901 DOTHAM,AL.36303
BARROW 202 225 2823 AUGUSTA,GA.30901 "no"
MARSHALL 202 225 6531 MACON,GA.31201 "no"
CHILDERS 202 225 4306 TUPELO,MS.38804
KRATOVIL 202 225 5311 CENTEREVILLE,MD.21617
MURPHY 202 225 2301 BRISTOL,PA.19007"no"
NYE 202 225 4215 VIRGINIA BEACH,VA.23462
HILL 202 225 5315 JEFFERSONVILLE,IN.47130
MATHESON 202 225 3011 PRICE,UT.84501
DAVIS 202 225 2665 TUSCALOOSA,AL.35401
DONNELLY 202 225 3915 KOKOMO,IN.46901
ELLSWORTH 202 225 4636 EVANSVILLE,IN.47708
HERSETH 202 225 2801 SIOUX FALL,SD.57103
KLEIN 202 225 3026 BOCA RATON,FL.33431
SIMPSON 202 225 5531 BOISE,ID.83702"no"
BIGGERT 202 225 3515 WILLOWBROOK,IL.60527
KANJORSKI 202 225 6511 SCRANTON,PA.18503
KISSELL 202 225 3715 CONCORD,NC.28027
KOSMAS 202 225 2706 ORLANDO,FL.32826
GORDON 202 225 4231 COOKEVILLE,TN.38501
VISCLOSKY 202 225 2461 MERRILLVILLE,IN.46410
KAGEN 202 225 5665 APPLETON,WI.54911
ARCURI 202 225 3665 AUBURN,NY.13021
SPACE 202 225 6265 DOVER,OH.44622
STUPAK 202 225 4735 ALPENA,MI.49707
ADLER 202 225 4765 TOMS RIVER,NJ.08753
BISHOP 202 225 3826 CORAM,NY.11727
BOCCIERI 202 225 3876 CANTON,OH.44702
BOSWELL 202 225 3806 DES MOINES,IA.50309
CONNOLLY 202 225 1492 WOODBRIDGE,VA.22192
COOPER 202 225 4311 NASHVILLE,TN.37219
COSTELLO 202 225 5661 BELLEVILLE,IL.62221
BEAN 202 225 3711 SPRINGFIELD,IL.62703
HOLDEN 202 225 5546 TEMPE,AZ.
DRIEHAUS 202 225 2216 CINCINNATI,OH.45202
ETHERRIDGE 202 225 4531 CLAYTON,NC.27520
FOSTER 202 225 2976 DIXON,IL.61021
GIFFORD 202 225 2542 TUCSON,AZ.85732 "yes"
HALL 202 225 5441 CARMEL,NY.10512
HALVORSON 202 225 3635 JOLIET,IL.60432
HIMES 202 225 5541 BRIDGEPORT,CT.06604"yes"
HODES 202 225 5206 KEENE,NH.03431
KILDEE 202 225 3611 FLINT,MI.48502
KILROY 202 225 2015 COLUMBUS,OH.43212
KIRKPATRICK 202 225 2315 PRESCOTT,AZ.86303
LARSON 202 225 2265 HARTFORD,CT.06106
LIPINSKY 202 225 5701 LAGRANGE,IL.60525
LOEBSACK 202 225 6576 IOWA CITY,IA.52240
MICHAUD 202 225 6306 BANGOR,ME.04401
MITCHELL 202 225 2190 SCOTTSDALE,AZ.85251
OBERSTAR 202 225 6211 DULUTH,MN.55802
PETERS 202 225 5802 TROY,MI.48084
POMEROY 202 225 2611 BISMARCK,ND.58501
RUPPERBERGER 202 225 3061 TIMONIUM,MD.21093
SCHAUER 202 225 6276 JACKSON,MI.49202
SCHWARTZ 202 225 6111 PHILADELPHIA,PA.19135
SCOTT 202 225 2939 JONESBORO,GA.30236
SHEA-PORTER 202 225 5456 ROCHESTER,NH.03866
SKELTON 202 225 2876 LEBANON,MO.65536
SPRATT 202 225 5501 ROCK HILL,SC.29730
TANNER 202 225 4714 JACKSON,TN.38301
TEAGUE 202 225 2365 HOBBS,NM.88240 "yes"
TITUS 202 225 3252 LOS VEGAS,NV.89123
VANHOLLEN 202 225 5341 ROCKVILLE,MD.20850"yes"
WALZ 202 225 2472 ROCHESTER,MN.55901
WILSON 202 225 5705 IRONTON,OH.44406
YARMUTH 202 225 5401 LOUISVILLE,KY.40202 voted no in past
SHERMAN 202 225 5911 SHERMAN OAKS,CA.91403
BISHOP 202 225 3631 ALBANY,GA.31701
BOYD 202 225 5235 TALLAHASSEE,FL.32317
Senate List:
BARRASSO 202 224 6441 CASPER,WY.82602 "no"
BINGAMAN 202 224 5521 SACRAMENTO,CA.95834 "yes"
BROWN,SC. 202 224 4543 BOSTON,MA02203 "no"
BROWN,SH. 202 224 2315 CLEVELAND,OH.44114"yes"
CANTWELL 202 224 3441 SEATTLE,WA.98174
CARDIN 202 224 4524 BALTIMORE,MD.21201 "yes"
CARPER 202 224 2441 DOVER,DE.19904"yes"
CASEY 202 224 6324 SCRANTON,PA.18503"yes"
CONRAD 202 224 2043 MINOT,ND.58701
CORKER 202 224 3344 NASHVILLE,TN.37203"no"
ENSIGN 202 224 6244 RENO,NV.89501
FEINSTEIN 202 224 3841 FRESNO,CA.93721 "yes"
GILLIBRAND 202 224 4451 NEW YORK,NY 10017 "yes"
HATCH 202 224 5251 PROVO,UT84601 "no"
HUTCHISON 202 224 5922 ABILENE,TX.79602 "no"
KLOBACHAR 202 224 3244 MINNEAPOLIS,MN.55415 "yes"
KOHL 202 224 5653 MILUAKEE,WI.53203"yes"
KYL 202 224 4521 TUCSON,AZ.85704"no"
LIEBERMAN 202 224 4041 HARTFORD,CT.06103 "yes"
LUGAR 202 224 4814 EVANSVILLE,IN.47708 "yes"
MANCHIN 202 224 3954 CHARLESTON,WV.25304"yes"
McCASKILL 202 224 6154 COLUMBIA,MO.63703"no"
MENENDEZ 202 224 4744 NEWARK,NJ.07102 "yes"
NELSON,BEN 202 224 6551 OMAHA,NE.68154"no"
NELSON,BILL 202 224 5274 TAMPA,FL.33602 "yes"
SANDERS 202 224 5141 BRATTLEBORO,VT.05301"yes"
SNOWE 202 224 5344 AUGUSTA,ME.04330
STABENOW 202 224 4822 DETROIT,MI.48226
TESTER 202 224 2644 HELENA,MT.59601"no"
WEBB 202 224 4024 NORTON,VA.24273
WHITEHOUSE 202 224 2921 PROVIDENCE,RI.02903"yes"
WICKER 202 224 6253 JACKSON,MS.39201"no"
BAUCAS 202 224 2651 BOZEMAN,MT.59715"no"
BROWNBACK 202 224 6521 WICHITA,KS.67209
COLLINS 202 224 2523 LEWISTON,ME.04240
DORGAN 202 224 2551 FARGO,ND.58106
LANDRIEU 202 224 5825 BATON ROUGE,LA70801"yes"
MURKOWSKI 202 224 6665 FAIRBANKS,AK.99701
PRYOR 202 224 2353 LITTLEROCK,AR.72201"no"
DANIEL 202 224 6361 HONOLULU,HI.96850"yes"

There are way too many yes votes on this list please call, don't stop! PLEASE! There's still time! It only took me 2hrs. and 25mins. to call everyone of these numbers and I got thru to 95% of they're office's.