Thread: Durbin looking for 8 more votes to pass Dream Act

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examiner.com
DREAM Act creates path to citizenship for undocumented high school students
April 23, 8:35 AM

Over 65,000 high school students each year don’t apply to college for one simple reason: their parents chose to enter the United States illegally. Senators Richard Durbin of Illinois and Richard Lugar of Indiana, and Rep. Howard Berman of California and Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida are trying to change that with the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM). Act, which would create a conditional path to citizenship in exchange for a mandatory two years in higher education or military service.

According to the official DREAM Act website, the current Senate vote is 52 yea and 26 nay. Durbin and company are looking for 8 more votes to pass their bill, and they just got an interesting endorsement—The College Board. James Montoya, vice president of the College Board, made the announcement yesterday, saying the board is supporting the Dream Act so that more students can attend college. The College Board’s report found that 90 to 95 percent of undocumented high school students don’t attend college because federal law prevents them from receiving financial aid and working.

According to US News and World Report, the opponents of the bill say the DREAM Act would encourage illegal immigration and reduce the number of college openings and amount of financial aid available for citizens. However, the College Board’s report shows that the 10 states that have laws allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition fees have not experienced those outcomes. The report states, “in fact, these measures tend to increase school revenues by bringing in tuition from students who otherwise would not be in college.â€

God help us!

Did they ever stop and look at how many American high school graduates don't go to college because they just can't afford it in state tuition or not.

Good point Discouraged.

The individual colleges achieve an increase in gross revenues but the Departments of Education do not. Also the money which is expended on subsidy for the undocumented students could just as well have been spent on improvements to the programs received by the students who are citizens and legal immigrants.

The "simplified 1040" had just two lines:

1. How much did you make?

Send it in.

The IRS will have to print a new line on the "simplified 1040."

1. How much did you make?

2. How much do you have?

Send it in.

Bad move. That doubles the complexity of the "simplified 1040."

The IRS also should leave a space for a future addition:

3. How many pounds of flesh do you have?

At least that should help with Americans' obesity problems.

The Dept. of Education could make a college education free for everyone. I hear that works really well in Cuba.

The College Board is supporting the Dream Act so that more illegal aliens can receive amnesty or work illgally in the US after they graduate.

This is not about people going to college, it's about breaking the law.

Dixie

Has anyone checked that site to see which senators they are focusing on?

Originally Posted by Populist

Has anyone checked that site to see which senators they are focusing on?

That plus any Senators who are currently on the yes side that maybe we can change to no?

I just checked Thomas for the Senate Dream Act S729 and it has only 20 co-sponsors so far. The House has 30.

They are the usual Dream Act gang so why are the Dreamers saying they only need 8 more ?

It reads as if individual states have the option of adopting the Dream Act. Maybe I read it wrong and it is probably deliberatly mis-leading.