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    Let's Make a Deal on Immigration: Dream Act with Money to Rebuild Houston, Puerto Ric

    (Have a good laugh. This from an illegal alien attorney)


    Cesar Vargas, Esq., Contributor, Attorney, Columnist on U.S. and International Law, Politics



    Let’s Make a Deal on Immigration: Dream Act with Money to Rebuild Houston, Puerto Rico, Mexico


    09/22/2017 05:59 pm ET Updated 1 hour ago


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    Earlier this month, President Donald Trump unilaterally rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that many immigrants who came to the country as children — myself included — rely on.

    This radical policy change was followed with news that an agreement had been forged between Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and President Trump, allowing for a legislative solution for Dreamers in exchange for extensive “border enforcement”.

    This is unacceptable. The American people are demanding urgent legislation that secures a path to citizenship — like the DREAM Act — for those young immigrants affected by the loss of DACA.

    Even two-thirds of Trump supporters believe Dreamers should be allowed to stay and become citizens.

    An acceptable compromise, however, could be the Dream Act in exchange for funds to provide immediate relief to Houston, Puerto Rico, and Mexico who have suffered extensive destruction by raging hurricanes and earthquakes.


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    A few weeks ago, the House of Representatives voted to pass a relief bill of $8 billion to support recovery efforts in Houston. But that’s just a fraction of the total damage, which by latest estimates could add up to $180 billion.

    Moreover, the federal response to Hurricane Harvey’s devastation in Texas has quickly depleted the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund, which dropped by $2.14 billion to $1.01 billion.



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    This is the time for Congress not just to send prayers but also our dollars to rebuild our own cities and support our southern neighbor.

    Clogging the Dream Act with draconian immigration policies — like billions more for private prisons — is in direct contrast to our identity as a nation of immigrants.

    As a lead negotiator in the 2014 immigration reform debate, Senator Chuck Schumer gave in to Republican demands on the “border surge,” nearly doubling the current border patrol force to 40,000 agents from 21,000, as well as for the completion of 700 miles of fence on the nation’s southern border.

    It was hoped that the deal would secure the support of at least 70 senators, more than enough to overcome a filibuster and send a strong message to then-Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to pressure his Republican conference to approve the bill.

    The legislation ultimately failed in the House, but not before being inflating by billions in handouts and establishing an unworkable border enforcement standard. As Congress begins to forge an agreement on immigration, we can’t fall into the traps of the past.

    No action on a immigration solution has real consequences: thousands students and hardworking young immigrants will begin to lose their protection against deportation as soon as this month.

    When the floodwaters in Houston and Puerto Rico eventually recede, the people will come back to cities with no clean water, no electricity, and no food.

    We can’t throw our families and other immigrants under the bus in exchange for green cards. We can, however, make a deal to pass the Dream Act with billions to rebuild our nation.



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    It's nonsensical and doesn't pass the logic test. We need Americans in our law schools who not only know the words of our language but also know what they mean.
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    Even two-thirds of Trump supporters believe Dreamers should be allowed to stay and become citizens.
    Liar, liar, pants on fire!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MW View Post
    Liar, liar, pants on fire!
    They quote these rigged polls to appeal to the herd mentality.
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    We should use our money to rebuild mexico? when mexico is in receipt of billions of dollars yearly in remittances , money EARNED here, not spent into our economy; they should not be here to make $$$. Took our jobs, send billions "home" - rebuild your own earthquake disaster area.

    These people think we should pay for everything. We have infrastructure rebuilding to do here in the USA. How @ getting some of the abandoned waste site prior owners to clean up Texas and that would rebuild in the process. Puerto Rico is such a drain- everyone is on our welfare system, they come and take jobs in usa all the time. If PR wants more monies, let us make something out of the island like resort areas of nearby Bermuda. Ridiculous, a tropical island and can't make a dime.

    BTW - people are not too happy with trump's plan to privatize our infrastructure & water sources, etc. & appointing more of his stand to profit cronies to oversee - link from suit entered by Food and Water Watch.
    https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/si...ump_et._al.pdf.


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