Comments on: In Spirit of Bipartisanship, DREAM Act reintroduced in Congress

By: DREAM Activist Gaby Pacheco Talks to LatinoPoliticsBlog

DREAM Activist Gaby Pacheco Talks to LatinoPoliticsBlog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:39:52 +0000

[...] I have explained previously, DREAM Act students are undocumented individuals, who were brought to this country as children. They didn’t have [...]

By: Action Alert: Support the Trail of DREAMS Walkers

Action Alert: Support the Trail of DREAMS Walkers — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:36:08 +0000

[...] topic that Seneca and I have addressed on the blog is the plight of the DREAM Act students, undocumented young people who were brought to the US as children and who seek to become [...]

By: Latinos & the MA Senate Election

Latinos & the MA Senate Election — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:02:34 +0000

[...] for immigration, it doesn’t sound like Brown will even be supportive of the DREAM Act, which is something that many people hoped we would see for undocumented youth. He basically [...]

By: With the City of Santa Ana backing the DREAM Act, will Rep. Loretta Sanchez finally co-sponsor it?

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:09:05 +0000

[...] Ana, one of the most Latino cities in the US, has put the weight of its city council behind the DREAM Act. This week Santa Ana’s city council voted 5-0 to back this symbolic resolution to support the [...]

By: al

al — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:22:45 +0000

if we go back all the way to our countrys origins we are all illegals. you think the europeans came with passports and visas when they took over this land. let see, no, they came with army and guns………at least these modern illegals are nothing like the old ones….

By: al

al — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:07:40 +0000

those who oppose dream act i would just like to say that put yourselves in thier shoes. not everyone is terrorist and drug dealer and criminal. Most of the criminals are natural born citizens anyway. those that take being american citizen granted.
as for history this is land of no one and everyone, thats why they call it land of immigrants.

By: al

al — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:52:47 +0000

i support Dream act

By: Qbariqua

Qbariqua — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:48:12 +0000

WhatThe: Without the DREAM Act these kids cannot go through the naturalization process. A prerequisite to filing for citizenship is the aqcuisition of permanent resident status. The traditional pathways to obtaining legalization are either through the sponsorship of a permanent resident or U.S. citizen family member or an employer. The process can take upwards of 10 to 15 years due to the unavailabilty of visa numbers (also known as “visa retrogression”).

Unfortunately, these children cannot avail themselves of any of the pathways currently in existence. In addition, since they were brought here without inspection and their families have stayed here for so many years they are inadmissable and subject to the 10-year bar. This is why the DREAM act is so important. It will provide a merit-based pathway for these kids to obtain conditional residence and prove themselves worthy of permanent residence status within 6 years. After they aqcuire PR status they will be able to utilize the naturalization process you speak of.

I think it is also important to note that this legislation cannot be categorized as an amnesty. Amnesty is defined as a pardon of an offense. The laws clearly establish that minors do not have the capacity or mens rea to commit offenses. As such, these children are not guilty of violating any laws; their parents are.

These kids grew up here. They identify this nation as their home. Some of them are not even fluent in their parent’s native language. They may understand or even speak it at a basic level, but since they were educated here they progressed in English to a much higher level than they ever did in their parent’s native tongue.

Our immigration system is outdated and broken. Its time to fix it. The DREAM Act would be a step in the right direction.

By: Legal citizen

Legal citizen — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:15:10 +0000

How about this compromise: Let the kids who complete college or military duty stay, but give the ones who don’t until, say, 25 to finish or get out.

Once I see support from the Latino community to get rid of the illegals who are in prison, who are drug dealers, who are in criminal gangs, whose presence here hurts American, then, and only then, will I believe that you want what’s best for America. Until then, all illegals should be treated as illegal.

By: WhatThe..

WhatThe.. — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:39:09 +0000

The sole purpose of the IRS is to collect taxes, they are not the law or do they enforce immigration law. The IRS uses ITINs to process tax payments owed by people who are not eligible for a Social Security Number. It is issued regardless of immigration status to people living both inside and outside the country. Though the tax law applicable to aliens, defines ‘residency’ for tax law purposes differently from how it is defined in immigration law. Under the IRS code, even undocumented aliens (illegal aliens) are treated as resident aliens. IRS states explicitly that ITINs are not to be used for any purpose other than tax administration. The problem, in order to benefit from taxes you have to be an American Citizen. Also, Form W-7 can only be filed if one has a SSN. Illegal aliens have been warned by advocates not to use the ITIN when applying for employment, as it would expose their illegal status. All publications from both the IRS and the SSA say that an individual can have either an ITIN or an SSN, but not both. But since employees suffer no penalty for using fraudulent SSNs, they continue to do so. Similarly, since employers benefiting from cheap labor also suffer no penalty, they continue to hire illegal aliens without checking the validity of their SSNs. Once someone is hired, employers begin to withhold taxes. The solution is that individuals of undocumented status must apply and go through the naturalization process. I do believe that these AB540 students will productive individuals and will be of benefit to our country that’s why its important that they get on course and apply for citizenship. Trying to pass the Dream Act is waisting to much money, especially when a solution is evident. In addition, is the Dream Act supported primarily by NCLR? Does NCLR help others of different nationalities? I believe in open dialogue or discussions give a greater ability to see both sides of the story and understand the facts, as opposed to being afraid of others influencing the blog. Let’s see, A bigot is a person who is intolerant of or takes offence to the opinions, lifestyles or identities differing from his or her own. Just because someone has a difference of opinion doesn’t mean they are bigot. Using the race card by some of you is just to easy; your winning argument is to be intolerant of the facts and thats just not good enough. You can do better, stay focused on the facts, give solutions, and prove me wrong.