Hi,
I just got the following from a friend who is the head of our local tea party. It is the details of the dream act. She urges us all to contact our congressman and raise hell and demand they vote no.
regards,
5412
Take a look at what's really in the bill:
IT IS NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN---Illegal's under the age of 35 are eligible; so this is clearly not designed to target only high school and college-age immigrants; it sounds like amnesty, not education.
YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR IT---The DREAM Act requires that all applications be processed, with no increased fees. That means Congress is going to have to appropriate more money to handle the extra work---and you the taxpayer are going to pay for that. Also, DREAM Act recipients will immediately become eligible for federal student loans, work study programs and other forms of financial aid---all on your dime.
CRIMINALS ARE WELCOME---Criminals are welcome to apply, and once they do, they can't be deported. This includes gang members, those who have received a DUI, and illegal's who have engaged in voter fraud.
THEY WILL QUALIFY FOR IN-STATE TUITION---The DREAM Act will allow illegal aliens to qualify for in-state tuition, even when it is not being offered to U.S. citizens. A few states allow this travesty of justice now, such as California, who just recently joined in. If the DREAM Act passes, every state will be told to do the same.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO COMPLETE SCHOOL---Again, this bill is about amnesty, not education. The DREAM Act does not require that an illegal alien finish any type of degree in order to become a citizen.
CHAIN MIGRATION IS ENCOURAGED---Illegal aliens who receive amnesty under the DREAM Act will have the right to immigrate their family members---including the parents who sent for or brought them to the U.S. illegally in the first place---in unlimited numbers as soon as they become U.S. citizens. They can also petition for their adult siblings living abroad---and once that adult sibling is allowed into the U.S., their spouse and children are granted a pass, as well.
If they pass this legislation it will be one of the single most catastrophic bills ever to come out of Congress. Tell them YOU REFUSE TO GRANT AMNESTY TO ILLEGAL ALIENS! Urge them to vote against Harry Reid's DREAM Act.
Illegal immigration is harmful to our economic system. Barron's estimates illegal's may create an output of $400 trillion a year in their underground economy.
Illegal immigration is harmful to our education system. School districts are struggling to educate millions of extra children. Class sizes are rising, teachers are being laid off, and programs like sports and arts are being eliminated. Activist groups are pushing for bilingual classrooms, which would harm the education of everyone, and they also want to change tests and other academic assessments to better accommodate the children of illegal immigrants.
Illegal immigration is harmful to our healthcare system. Free healthcare is available to every illegal alien in America. That means hospitals and medical centers are closing due to overcrowding and lack of resources
Illegal immigration is harmful to our national defense. We don't know who is crossing our borders---but we do know criminals and terrorists are among those who do. Terrorists have taken advantage of our open borders to smuggle in people and weapons. Passing the DREAM Act will just make it easier for them to put dangerous cells in place throughout the U.S. In addition, American cities along the southern border are being terrorized as the Mexican drug war crosses into this country, and U.S. citizens are dying. When will we say enough is enough?
Illegal immigration is harmful to our infrastructure. Our country is only so large, and we can only accommodate a certain number of people before we burst at the seams. Parks, roads, neighborhoods, prisons and other components of society simply can't handle a constant influx of people without an equal amount of attrition, and that's not happening.
The United States of America has borders, and we operate under the rule of law. Eliminating both of these things, and you eliminate our sovereignty.
We have to secure our borders immediately and demand that Congress work on meaningful immigration reform---no matter how uncomfortable or politically-correct the process may be. The future of our country depends on it.
Americans are against amnesty. It's been tried in the past, and despite claims that it slows down or inhibits further immigration, it's a proven fact that it actually increases it!
