The DREAM Act of 2007 - Jackpot for Illegal Aliens by David Nix

Source: http://thecitizenpatriot.blogspot.com/2007/06/dream-act-of-2007.html

If you haven’t been reading the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, you should. It contains giveaways and government handouts to illegal aliens that no legal Citizen can hope to receive. Let’s look at the DREAM Act of 2007 and see what we find lurking within. It’s a DREAM for illegal aliens and the SHAFT for US Citizens!

The “short title” of Subtitle C, Title VI, S1348 is “Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007.” This section grants residency to children of illegal aliens (not born in the USA) for the purpose of receiving education benefits.

Section 623. The first step to giving special privileges to illegal aliens is the repeal of 8 USC 1623 which states that it is not lawful for a person “not lawfully present in the United States” to be eligible in any State for “any postsecondary education benefit UNLESS a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration, and scope).” 8 USC 1623 says that illegal aliens cannot get special education benefits and privileges that AMERICAN CITIZENS are not allowed IN THE SAME AMOUNT, DURATION, AND SCOPE. That is NO special treatment for illegal aliens. But 8 USC 1623 is repealed by S1348, Section 623 to allow states to grant residency to illegal aliens and give them special privileges in the way of college tuition and scholarships that US Citizens don't get. All from Citizen tax dollars. Children of illegals will get preferential treatment. Why? They're so cute! This will grow into a huge bureaucracy handing government dole to illegals, granting illegals special status, putting them in the front of the line ahead of American Citizens (wealthy and poor alike), and creating a new class of SUPER-ALIEN-RESIDENT. Where is Spiderman when you need him?

Section 624. This one is wordy, twisted, and tricky. Basically it allows the Secretary (of Illegal Immigration) to “cancel the removal of” an illegal alien from US soil and change the status of an illegal alien who entered the US as a child so that they are now lawful alien residents for the purposes of gaining college education benefits. The wording says that this PARDON is specifically for “an alien who is inadmissible or deportable from the United States.” It’s a good thing we’ve got a Secretary of Illegal Immigration. What would we do without him?

What’s the catch for the illegals? Well, they have to prove that they’ve been physically present in the USA for a continuous period of not less than 5 years preceding the date of the enactment of S1348 and have not yet turned 16. So illegal children from 5 years old to 16 years old (and how many millions of them do we have?) will get a FREE RIDE to college! Whoopee! Who needs a HOPE Scholarship? Just cross the border illegally.

One catch. The illegal has to be of good moral character. In my book, if a person breaks the law for somewhere between 5 and 11 years it makes them a person of poor moral character.

Look quickly. They just waved the magic wand and told illegals to bring their children because we would give them Federal Government benefits from tax dollars collected from law-abiding AMERICAN CITIZENS!

Section 625. Hold on, it's gonna be a bumpy ride! This one says that the person granted residency for education is only a “conditional” resident for a period of 6 years. Whew! The borders are safe once again. They'll go back south of the border after 6 years. They will, won't they?

This one allows the Secretary of Illegal Immigration to cancel the conditional residency if the alien is a bad boy or girl or has gone on the public dole. I expect this provision to be strictly enforced. Ha! Ha!

Wait a minute; if the conditional resident alien status is revoked by the Secretary of Illegal Immigration then the alien goes back to being an illegal alien subject to being deported. Likely story. The government bureaucrats can’t evict them now, what makes you think they will follow this law?

But we’re safe, another provision allows the illegal alien conditional resident to petition the Secretary of Illegal Immigration to return them to illegal status. Oh, yeah, that’s going to happen. “¡Oye Sr. Secretario, yo quiero ser deportado!” LOL

Section 626. It gets better. It’s called “RETROACTIVE BENEFITS.” It is a short paragraph filled with the terms “satisfied” and “requirements” and references to subparagraphs, sections and petitions. I’m not sure, but I think it means they get a “Get Out of Jail FREE” card. Jump to the front of the line and welcome to America, amigo.

Section 626. This one gives the Secretary of Illegal Immigration “exclusive jurisdiction” to determine whether an illegal alien can be released from deportation, exclusion or removal proceedings. Once the Secretary does his thing, the Attorney General has “exclusive jurisdiction.” Once the illegal is told he is being deported the Secretary takes over again with “exclusive jurisdiction.” I've explained this so you won’t be confused.

This one also allows the Secretary of Illegal Immigration to stop deportation of illegals if they are enrolled in primary or secondary schools. ¡Rápido, obtiene a abuela en la escuela de enseñanza primaria!

These conditional resident students are also protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act and State laws governing minimum age for employment and they will have to be paid minimum wage. No more landscaping or ironing for you, senorita! Good news is that if they drop out they lose all these privileges. That is if someone reports their dropout status to INS.

Section 630. The specially granted conditional resident illegal alien gets “expedited processing” of these applications at no additional cost. Maybe the government can expedite my passport. Otherwise, I’ll be forced to enter Mexico illegally!

Section 631. Here’s the BIG GIVEAWAY. It’s called “HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE.”

The illegal alien conditional residents are eligible for student loans, work-study employment, and “services under such title IV (20 USC 1070 et seq.), subject to the requirements for such services.” The last one is the Pell Grant program. They don’t want you to know they are going to give a FREE RIDE for being an ILLEGAL ALIEN, so they call it “mumbo (20 USC 1070 et seq.) jumbo.”

Section 632. This is the one that makes it alright. After 7 years the Secretary of Illegal Immigration has to report to Congress (or is that Congreso?) on the status of the illegal alien conditional residents. That is, the number that applied, were granted, were cancelled, were removed, etc. This will protect us. Bean counters who can’t find the illegals now will keep track of them.

Now that you’ve got a primer in the DREAM Act, don’t you feel better about S1348? I know I do! ¡Bailaré y cantaré en el día de la derrota de Lindsey Graham!