Comments on: When will DREAM come up for a vote?

By: Janeth

Janeth — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:11:39 +0000

Dont be so negative bob…I think it has a better chance then the other years. The dream act has been endorsed by soooo many organazations and people that its really surprising. Hopefully senate votes will turn around. I believe we need only 7 more. Keep the faith. Well get it soon Bob…

By: bob

bob — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:04:09 +0000

55 co sponsors in house now!!!! senate seemed to be really slow… i guess without the senates vote we are screwed….

By: debsue

debsue — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:40:14 +0000

My son and daughter-in-law, Anya thought they were doing everything right. They got college degrees, married, work long hours, pay taxes, and stay out of trouble. They were overjoyed to learn that they are expecting a baby in September. Suddenly, Anya is being deported to the Ukraine because she came to the US ten years ago as a child with her mother, and her mother overstayed her visa. Now they must quit their jobs, lose their much needed health insurance (my son has a chronic disease and needs surgery soon), sell all their belongings, and move to a country that neither of them know. Because of the actions of her mother, Anya is being severely and cruelly punished. This is also devasting to many other friends and family members. When they asked Immigration to postpone the deportation so that the baby could be born here where they would have health insurance and decent hospitals, they were told "There is no way that we are going to allow that to happen". These two wonderful, kind-hearted, young people have done absolutely nothing to be treated this way by our government. Something must be done to change this horrible, unjust law.

By: LES2007

LES2007 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:46:09 +0000

I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO REALIZE THE WASTE OF TALENT THAT GOES ON AND WILL CONTINUE IF THE DREAM ACT DOES NOT GET PASSED FOR THESE HARD WORKING STUDENTS. SHOULD THEIR LIVES BE AT HOLD AND NOT BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE OR ATTEND COLLEGE BECAUSE OF THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THEY WERE BORN SOMEWHERE OUT OF THEIR CONTROL ???

By: Prerna

Prerna — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:56:05 +0000

Chain migration is a myth. Beneficiaries won't be able to sponsor their family members if they are in the USA illegally, anyway, for another 10 years. 'Annual caps' is also a ridiculous idea especially when no more than 500,000 would be eligible for this one-time deal, and every single study done on state in-state tuition and allowing undocumented students to attend colleges shows that attendance is grossly over-estimated and the effects are not significant.

By: Bacon Bits

Bacon Bits — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:01:28 +0000

This bill needs annual numerical "caps". Beneficiaries can not be allowed to sponsor their family members.

By: Jose

Jose — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:44:04 +0000

Well then, I guess we have our work cut out for us.

By: bob

bob — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:19:37 +0000

we arent even close to those numbers of co-sponors….

By: Prerna

Prerna — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:23:24 +0000

Amen.