Operation Buck Up redux: Stop the DREAM Act; Sessions’ last action alert; Update: FAIL: cloture vote falls short of 60, 55-41
UPDATE 11:35am…dream act has gone down 55-41, short of 60…Rs who voted yes- Murkowski Lugar and forced retiree Bob Bennett. Ds who voted no – Tester Baucus Hagan Nelson Pryor
Update on procedure tomorrow: DREAM Act cloture vote is scheduled for 10:30am Saturday…Warning: Even if the illegal alien student bailout/down payment on amnesty is killed this year, GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell thinks it should be brought up next year: “This afternoon when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was asked by Fox News’ Bret Baier if the DREAM Act was going to pass in tomorrow’s special session, he said: “It will be defeated in the senate and should be dealt with next year.’”
No, it shouldn’t be dealt with next year. It should be defeated Saturday, end of story, and shelved until Border Patrol agents, park rangers, and ranchers stop getting targeted and killed on our out-of-control borders. Maybe it was McConnell that retiring open-borders GOP Sen. Bob Bennett was talking to about resurrecting a GOP-led DREAM Act, after all. Ugh. See also: Kaus. See also: Doctor Zero John Hayward at Human Events
FYI: NumbersUSA counts four Democrat no votes on the DREAM Act illegal alien student bailout/amnesty — Tester, Hagan, Pryor and Ben Nelson.
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Click here for your handy target phone list as we head toward the Saturday DREAM Act vote in the Senate.
Operation Buck Up has to be in full effect this afternoon.
The White House has enlisted left-wing open-borders religious leaders to lean on Senate Republicans who have supported DREAM in the past. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is also leading a last-ditch push to make illegal aliens’ education a priority while strapped institutions are turning law-abiding citizens and law-abiding immigrants away.
Remember: This is a brazen “down payment” on a larger shamnesty.
Remember: This is nothing more than a 2.1 million future Democrat voter recruitment drive and a massive open-borders entitlement program for untold numbers of multi-culti ethnic tribalists who pretend to embrace assimilation for show.
And remember: The CBO score estimates that “the bill would increase projected deficits by more than $5 billion in at least one of the four consecutive 10-year periods starting in 2021.”
What part of “no more illegal alien waivers” don’t they understand?
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From stalwart Sen. Jeff Sessions, one last action alert before the vote:
UPDATED CRITICAL IMMIGRATION ALERT
DEMOCRAT LEADERS PLAN VOTE ON FIFTH VERSION OF FLAWED DREAM ACT
PROPOSAL CONTAINS A SAFE HARBOR FOR CRIMINALS, ELIGIBILITY FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS, AND IS SUBJECT TO MASSIVE FRAUD. IT DOES NOT REQUIRE ILLEGAL ALIENS TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL, FINISH COLLEGE, OR JOIN THE MILITARY AS A CONDITION OF AMNESTY.
Senator Reid has filed cloture of the House-passed version of the DREAM Act, setting up a vote this Saturday as the lame-duck session continues. Stunningly, it is fifth version introduced in the Senate in just over 2 months. Not one of the versions has received committee process. In fact, the House bill was introduced just one day prior to passage. Further, Senator Reid filled the tree, and won’t allow any amendments to the bill.
Though the DREAM Act would grant mass amnesty, the lack of hearings and committee process means the public and the Senate have not had time to analyze the proposal. The Congressional Budget Office says that the DREAM Act is expected to add more than $5 billion to the federal deficit—a figure that will grow given that the CBO fails to take into account a multitude of factors, such as the resulting litigation, fraud, and chain migration.
In addition to immediately placing an estimated 1–2 million illegal aliens on a path to citizenship (a number expected to grow since the bill has neither a cap nor a sunset), the DREAM Act will give them access to federal student loans and federal work-study programs. The bill allows illegal aliens to get legal status indefinitely by simply claiming they have a high school diploma or GED, and even opens eligibility to those with multiple criminal convictions.
Once naturalized, aliens granted DREAM Act amnesty will then have the legal right to petition for entry of their family members, including their adult siblings and the parents who illegally brought or sent them to the United States—easily tripling the number of green cards.
Americans reject amnesty as long as the unacceptable lawlessness continues. But this bill simply incentivizes and rewards more illegality. And, if it passes, what principle would lawmakers cite to object to another amnesty, for another group, and another one after that? Its passage will only encourage more people to unlawfully enter our country expecting a DREAM Act of their own.
Ten Things You Need To Know About
The DREAM Act (H.R. 6497)
1. The DREAM Act Is NOT Limited to Children
Proponents of the DREAM Act frequently claim the bill offers relief only to illegal alien “children.” Incredibly, previous versions of the DREAM Act had no age limit at all, so illegal aliens of any age who satisfied the Act’s requirements—not just children—could obtain lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. In response to this criticism, H.R. 6497 includes a requirement that aliens be under the age of 30 on the date of enactment to be eligible for LPR status. Even with this cap, many could be much older before petitioning for status—hardly the “children” the Act’s advocates keep talking about. The bill’s 30 year old age cap on “children” only applies to date of enactment, and the registration window will remain open indefinitely regardless of future age.
2. The DREAM Act Will Be Funded On the Backs Of Hard Working, Law-Abiding Americans
Even though H.R. 6497 was introduced a day before it passed, the CBO released a score. Proponents of the DREAM Act have failed to acknowledge that CBO estimates the bill would increase projected deficits by more than $5 billion. But the number is likely to be dramatically higher. The CBO has clearly failed to account for a number of major costs factors with the DREAM Act, including increased unemployment of U.S. citizens, public education costs, chain migration, litigation and fraud. Nor does the CBO take it account what history has proven: passing amnesty will incentivize even more illegality and lawlessness at the border. In addition, the CBO assumes a large portion of those who receive amnesty will obtain jobs, but there is no surplus of job opportunities. The score doesn’t count those who can’t get jobs because of this competition and will claim unemployment benefits.
Though the House bill adds fees for initial applications and requests for extensions of aliens granted conditional status under the DREAM Act, none of the funds collected go to the agency for implementation of the program. As a result, Congress will still have to appropriate fees to cover the costs for adjudication of DREAM Act applications, or USCIS will have to force lawful applicants to foot the bill for illegal applicants seeking amnesty. Further, USCIS recently formalized a general fee waiver process whereby fees can be waived for a number of reasons. Finally, taxpayers would still be on the hook for all Federal benefits the DREAM Act seeks to offer illegal aliens, including student loans and grants.
3. The DREAM Act PROVIDES SAFE HARBOR FOR ANY ALIEN, Including Criminals, From Being Removed or Deported If They Simply Submit An Application
Although DREAM Act proponents claim it will benefit only those who meet certain age, presence, and educational requirements, amazingly H.R. 6497 still protects ANY alien who simply submits an application for status no matter how frivolous. The bill forbids the Secretary of Homeland Security from removing “any alien who has a pending application for conditional nonimmigrant status”—regardless of age or criminal record—providing a safe harbor for millions. Though the bill requires a modest “prima facie” showing of eligibility, this is the lowest standard of legal proof and could likely be satisfied by the alien’s signature. This loophole will open the floodgates for applications that could stay pending for many years or be litigated as a delay tactic to prevent the illegal aliens’ removal from the United States. Such delays will increase the number released on bail and will increase the number of absconders. The provision will further erode any chances of ending the rampant illegality and fraud in the existing system, and ensure that the bill becomes a surrender to illegality.
4. Certain Inadmissible Aliens, including those from high-risk regions, Will Be Eligible For Amnesty Under The DREAM Act
Certain categories of criminal aliens will be eligible for the DREAM Act amnesty, including alien gang members. The DREAM Act allows the following illegal aliens to be eligible for amnesty: alien absconders (aliens who failed to attend their removal proceedings), aliens who have engaged in document fraud, aliens who have falsely claimed U.S. citizenship, and aliens who have been unlawfully present in the US, even after being previously removed.
The exemption for fraud is particularly troubling because it creates a potential loophole for unknown terrorists who have defrauded immigration authorizes—as was the case with the 9/11 hijackers. At the same time, limited federal resources that are better utilized on tracking down such fraud will have to be directed towards reviewing potentially fraudulent claims on millions of DREAM applications. Making matters worse, the DREAM Act still allows the Secretary to waive all grounds of inadmissibility for illegal aliens, including criminals and terrorists.
5. Certain Criminal Aliens—including drunk drivers—Will Be Eligible For Amnesty Under The DREAM Act
Certain categories of criminal aliens can qualify for status under the DREAM Act. The bill includes a 1 felony/3-misdemeanor rule, similar to the 1986 amnesty rule. As a result, criminal aliens who have less than 3 misdemeanor convictions will remain eligible for legal, permanent status through the DREAM Act. Some misdemeanors can be extremely serious, such as driving under the influence, certain drug offenses, gang activity, some charges of sexual abuse of a minor, assault and battery, and even prostitution.
6. Conservative Estimates Suggest That At Least 1.3 Million Illegal Aliens Will Be Eligible For the DREAM Act Amnesty. In Reality, We Have No Idea How Many Illegal Aliens Will Apply
Section 6(i) of the House-passed DREAM Act waives all numerical limitations on green cards, and prohibits any numerical limitation on the number of aliens eligible for amnesty under its provisions. The Migration Policy Institute estimates that the DREAM Act will make approximately 1.3[1] million illegal aliens eligible for amnesty immediately. It is highly likely that the number of illegal aliens receiving amnesty under the DREAM Act will be much higher than estimated due to widespread fraud and our inherent inability to accurately estimate the illegal alien population. Estimates also fail to account for the chain migration which will inevitably occur once these illegal aliens are naturalized, and for children who will be eligible years down the road. Section 7 of the bill allows the Secretary to make those who have already met the Act’s requirements to become immediately eligible for LPR status.
7. The DREAM Act Does Not Require That An Illegal Alien Finish Any Type of Degree (Vocational, Two-Year, or Bachelor’s Degree) As A Condition of Amnesty
DREAM Act supporters would have you believe that the bill is intended to benefit illegal immigrants who have graduated from high school and are on their way to earning college degrees. However, the bill is careful to ensure that illegal alien high school drop-outs will also be put on a pathway to citizenship – they simply have to get a GED and be admitted to “an institution of higher education.”
Under the Higher Education Act, an “institution of higher education” includes institutions that provide 2-year programs (community colleges) and any “school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment” (a vocational school). To get LPR status, the alien must prove only that they finished 2 years of a bachelor’s degree program, not that they completed any program or earned any degree. If the alien is unable to complete 2 years of college but can demonstrate that their removal would result in hardship to themselves or their U.S. citizen or LPR spouse, child, or parent (the ones who brought them here illegally), the education requirement can be waived altogether. The bill actually allows illegal aliens to get legal status indefinitely without any college or military service.
Additionally, the bill provides no mechanism to combat the extensive fraud the will inevitably sue – there is no meaningful way to verify that applicants have met even the bill’s loosest residency and education provisions. The bill is subject to extensive abuse and will worsen an already chaotic immigration situation.
8. The DREAM Act Does Not Require That an Illegal Alien Complete Military Service As A Condition For Amnesty, and There Is already A Legal Process In Place For Illegal Aliens to Obtain U.S. Citizenship Through Military Service
DREAM Act supporters would have you believe that illegal aliens who don’t go to college will earn their citizenship through service in the U.S. Armed Forces. If the alien is unable to complete 2 years in the Armed Forces, and can demonstrate that their removal would result in hardship to themselves or their U.S. citizen or LPR spouse, child, or parent, the military service requirement can be waived altogether. Such claims will likely engender much litigation and place a huge burden on DHS.
Furthermore, under current law (10 USC § 504), the Secretary of Defense can authorize (and presently does) the enlistment of illegal aliens. Once enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces, under 8 USC § 1440, these illegal aliens can become naturalized citizens through expedited processing, often obtaining U.S. citizenship in six months. All branches of the military are currently meeting their recruitment goals.
9. Despite Their Current Illegal Status, DREAM Act Aliens Will Be Given All The Rights That Legal Immigrants Receive—Including The Legal Right To Sponsor Their Parents and Extended Family Members For Immigration
Under current federal law, U.S. citizens have the right to immigrate their “immediate relatives” to the U.S. without regard to numerical caps. Similarly, lawful permanent residents can immigrate their spouses and children to the U.S. as long as they retain their status. This means illegal aliens who receive amnesty under the DREAM Act will have the right to petition for 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 and are 21 years of age.
Additionally, amnestied aliens who become U.S. citizens will be able to petition for their adult siblings living abroad to immigrate to the U.S., further incentivizing chain migration and potentially illegal entry into the United States (for those who don’t want to wait for the petition process overseas). When an adult brother or sister receives a green card, the family (spouse and children) of the adult sibling receive green cards as well.
10. Current Illegal Aliens Will Get Federal Student Loans, Federal Work Study Programs, and Other Forms of Federal Financial Aid
Section 11 of H.R. 6497 allows illegal aliens amnestied under the bill’s provisions to qualify for federal student assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) in the form of federal student loans, grants, work-study programs, and other education services such as tutoring and counseling.
Previous versions of the DREAM Act included a provision repealing the federal law that prohibits states from providing in-state tuition unless it’s similarly offered to citizens and legally present aliens living in other states. Despite the federal ban put in place over 14 years ago, at least 10 states directly violate this law. Enactment of the DREAM Act will only incentivize more states to provide financial assistance to illegal aliens over American students.
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[1] MPI’s October 2006 publication titled “New Estimates of Unauthorized Youth Eligible For Legal Status Under the DREAM Act” (available at http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Backgrounder1_Dream_Act.pdf).
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Uhhh, is that a Christmas Tree? As in lots of goodies, or what??!?!?
This is very important, DREAM means a massive, in your face, and even larger stealth AMNESTY!
The GOP needs to stand firm and fillibuster this……but I wont hold my breath.
Speakup, I completely agree that this would be even bigger than most realize. From the information out there about the different versions I have seen that there will be background checks of these illegals. When a government does a background check they talk to the parents. In this case the parents will be illegals. This opens up a legal issue as the government cannot compel someone to testify to something that would incriminate themselves. The very fact that the parents would have to be illegal would violate this. The only way around it would be for the government to give their assurance to not prosecute in exchange for the testimony and there you have it…amnesty not only for the children, but the parents as well.
Why do they want so many illegal aliens to go to college if they already vote Democrat and hate America?
I don’t get it.
Are our new Tea Party “leaders” McCain and Gingrich going to be on Hannity today exhorting us to “melt the phones” to fight this bill? Har! Har! Har!
Former Boston mayor and MA goveror James Michael Curley once famously said (and I paraphrase as close as I can):
“When being chased out of town by a lynch mob, run to the front and make it look like your leading a parade.”
Isn’t that when Juan and Sean’s BFF Eft are trying to get away with?
Probably to make sure there is little or no space available for a legal resident or citizen of the USA to attend their publically funded academies of higher
learnindoctrination.They prefer universities to be their exclusive domains.
Reid, still trying to force-feed American’s piles of progressive dung! He received a great election victory, in contrast to other liberals who got their fannies spanked at the polls, ergo, he has a mandate to do whatever he wants….at least for the time being.
He, and the uber progressive left, which includes the mindless automatons that believe their every word, will NEVER understand that people will always resist being pulled, kicking and screaming, to be thrown into a a bottomless pit.
Legislation is never good, when it is not transparent, not read by the entire body, not amendable, not up for debate, and has no safeguards for those who pay the bills.
None of the requirements will be adhered to and none of the restrictions will be applied. This will be the camel’s nose under the tent and ALL of the illegals will be given a “get out of deportation free” card.
Reid was reelected with the votes of illegal aliens and is “giving back” to his felonious friends.
Disgusting.
This has little to do with education. All they need to do is apply to a community college. There is no requirement to attend.
Yup. Didn’t happen after the ’86 Amnesty, won’t happen here either. The Lefist Progressive politicians and bureaucrats will play fast and loose with it.
Michelle, can’t get first link with phone numbers…bad link? Or, melting lines?
He states he is not supporting DREAM Act, as Michelle has mentioned before:
http://lemieux.senate.gov/public/?p=NewsReleases&ContentRecord_id=b0f7c437-c6a4-4bb8-8dba-44212084d4df
Senator Bill Nelson (gag,Florida) on the other hand, is a co-sponsor of this BAD DREAM Act. His lines are recordings of his voice, as they lack the courage to even answer their phones and hear what Floridians have to say as the state unemployment rises to 12%. My own dream is to vote Nelson out of office.
Go to NumbersUSA HERE fax your senators and tell them NO DREAM act. Turn up the heat.
I just e-mailed my senators, but it is a few minutes of my life that I wasted and will never get back.
They’re both the two oldest Lefties in the Senate.
Don’t forget the union brotherhood or is that hoodlums?
Don’t feel bad, and don’t give up.
I live in Oregon. I’m lucky if they vote the way that I like one time in ten. But still, they DO vote my way one time in ten.
( Wyden won’t be voting tomorrow because of his recent diagnosis of prostate cancer. I wish him well where his health is concerned. But I’m happy he’s not voting this weekend.)
I tried calling all the DC numbers form the “top priority” section of the list and all VM boxes are full. Many of their local officers are full or have no VM.
As of 12:30 AM all VM boxes for Sens. on the target phone list are are full in DC except:
Lieberman (I-CT) 202-224-4041
Cantwell (D-WA) 202-224-3441
Can someone explain to me why U.S. Citizens should have to pay for an illegal aliens welfare. I am sorry if they came here as children, but I did not invite them here, and I have no responsibility for them being in this country. Let them retrun to thier country of orgin and apply for U.S. citizenship.
Talk about grandstanding. I live in Cincinnati. There’s a celebrated case involving an 18-year-old who was involved in a minor car accident. I forget, he either didn’t have a license or it was suspended. Supposedly, he was an exemplary high school student. Nevertheless, he was sitting in federal lock-up awaiting deportation to Guatemala when the open borders lobby came to the rescue. It’s also received attentiion from some local religious leaders–sadly, the pastor at the church I attend (memo: time to look for a new church).
At any rate, Dems are actually flying the kid in to DC to meet senators before they vote on the DREAM ACT.
Screw it. Take this matter up next year when Congress more accurately reflects the composition of voters in this country.
We have all seen the sad stories-using sad stories to set National Policy is an abomination. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is a disappointment and one more justification for millions not to vote in 2012; we saw it in 2006 and 2008. If they think the vote in 2010 gives them a pass they are wrong. Is Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) trying to guarantee the Democrats permanent control of the Senate?
There’s a rumor that the Republicans have their own version of the “Dream Act”. That why McConnell is talking about next year. Why do we suffer these fools?
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Passage of the “dream” act will bring on a national NIGHTMARE for the U.S.A. It will convert us into a failed third world nation. And our streets may turn into Mexican / Central / South American gang war turf all over the country–as it has in parts of Los Angeles as the gang members move in and fight for turf and victims.
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Our existing immigration laws are the most humane and generous in the world. Too bad that our so called political “leaders” are clueless liberal / socialist / statist / marxist / communist clowns. They will live in their gated communities and are protected by their armed security forces. As us peons fight and die in the streets if this passes.
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The “dream” act is an act of political suicide for the U.S.A.
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John Bibb
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We accept a million new legal immigrants every year, much more than any other nation, our immigration system isn’t broken, our illegal alien removal system is.
There’s only one reason Democrats and some Republicans constantly betray their oath of office, POLITICS. If our members of government didn’t perceive a benefit to them personally American citizens wouldn’t have to constantly correct their errors.
I also have a Dream: enforce the damn law! The 2010 election did not turn out as well as many thought did it?
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Let your sidearm be like American Express:
Don’t Leave home without it.
Resistance is mandatory
He also promised some kind of gambling bill for his constituents, and is sneaking it into the 9/11 responders bill. You don’t need any more proof of this man’s corrupted soul than that! I pray they can get that earmark out of the bill without denying the responders their due. What kind of creature does stuff like this???
Every single one of these tactics needs to see the light of day and hear the wrath of the American People. And, Harry, God is watching, whether you believe that or not!
This just in!!!!
Cloture vote fails 55 yeas to 41 neas.
The DREAM Act is now DOA.
Yippee!!!!
I can’t say I’m satisfied this fight is over…….the illegal aliens haven’t won yet………….
PhredE…GOOD NEWS!
Thank you, Michelle, for your efforts and updates on the sneak votes for amnesty. Hopefully the new Congress will “just say NO.”
Gosh, this is a wonderful Christmas gift! Many many thanks to us all who tried our best to see this thing didn’t get passed. Thanks to those in the senate who voted can this thing!
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, Michelle for galvanizing the troops!!!!
Can’t believe all those a$$hole Senators who wanted to place foreign invaders in NON-EXISTENT CLASSROOMS!!!
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AMEN! And now–clean out these anti-American clowns in the 2012 elections.
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John Bibb
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Anchor babies, awarding lawlessness in illegally crossing our borders, suing Arizona for protecting its borders…is there any clearer evidence that these people are anti-American and insane; and that goes for people in either party that support this sh*t.
We need an immediate ten year moratorium on all immigration; mass deportations of illegal aliens and families, trashing the anchor baby myth with retroactive legislation, pass laws adopting English as the official language of the US. For a start.
Anyone up for re-election who voted for amnesty should be on the list to be replaced.
Throw the treasonous BUMS out!
Breaking=dadt cloture vote passes-63 33!
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Nelson is trying to rehabilitate himself for the Cornhusker Kickback, but one aw-s**t cancels out a thousand atta-boys, and I don’t think the voters in Nebraska will return him in 2012.
Murkowski, double darned, I wish Palin could have toughed out another year of the ankle biters and their useless ethics complaints, and crushed her in the primaries…
Here is a link to get the roll for the DA cloture vote in the Senate:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_111_2.htm
Results aren’t posted yet, but check back in the next 30-40 minutes and they should be there for the world to see.
I can tell you from monitoring the vote this morning, that among the [unexpected?] crossovers, were:
Nays:
Tester, Baucus, Hagan, Pryor, Nelson (NE) (all Dems);
and wavering R’s that did right were:
LeMeiux, Snowe, Voinovich,
Yeas:
Among the the senators voting YES, these voted to sell-out their country: Lugar (R), Murkowski (R); Dorgan (D), McCaskill (D), Conrad (D) and approx 50 others.
McCain voted NO I believe.
Manchin did not vote.
Hopefully, this term will be Lex Lugar’s last. I hope Alaskans are proud of selling out America for a few taxpayer shekels by re-electing Murkowski. Like Nevada and West Virginia, they may drive around with gun racks on their pickups but they’re takers just like the Obama stash money grubbers in Dee-troit.
Murkowski. With a jawline like that she should take up boxing.
The losers whining now on cspan…..Schumer saying so many yeah votes shows inevitability Really?
What it shows me is how badly infiltrated our country has become with corrupt TRAITORS to their country!!
Good point green – A gun-toting pickup driving redneck in Alaska is exactly the same as a black welfare queen in Detroit if they voted for Murkowski.
Here you are, fresh from the bowels of the US Senate:
Schumer doesn’t want to protect the border UNLESS he gets the dream act and is allowed to FLOOD the country with hispanic voters FIRST!
Gawd these scumbags are gonna continue to open the borders til they get the constituency they demand.
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has to go, just another country clubber.
Enforce the immigration laws on the books now, with an added reduction of visa’s and any other so-called temp pass into the country.
What’s with the 4 senators not voting, don’t tell me they more pressing business. What are they doing hiding their feelings for the vote? Three supposed Repukes and they can’t even vote on one of the most important pieces of legislation to be voted on…all three are squishy Repukes at best…along with this so-called moderate dem from WV. Looks to me like he’s turned on campaign pledges already, anyone surprised, besides the conservative fools in WV that voted for him.
And don’t say it didn’t matter we won without them. We did win, but we need their support to show the Repukes are strongly behind the people of the country and the Constitution.
Another reason, not a penny for the Senate Campaign Committee. My money won’t help re-elect Snowe in 2012.
If McConnell had a microliliter of testosterone in his blood, he’d strip Murkowski of all committee assignments. Dare her to jump to the Demonrats.
With, IIRC, 19 Demonratic seats up in 2012, Murkie, the ultimate nepotism hire, would be in the minority anyway. And let her run for election in the Dem primary in Alaska in 2016. Dare her. See how well it worked for Arlene Specter.
Of course, if McConnell had a nanoliter of testosterone in his blood, he would have refused to compromise on the tax rate extension, passed a new bill with just the tax rate cuts, retroactive to January 1, the first week of the session in January, and dared the Senate to kill it or Obama to veto it.
I hope the Class of 2012 can dump McConnell for someone more like DeMint. Nobody is perfect, but McConnell is double extra flawed.
Thanks for ever single ounce of effort you put into fighting this fight, Mrs. Malkin. =]
…whew…
An orderly, lawful, civil society += 1
Lawbreaking 2nd/3rd world invaders -= 1
Rules.Still.Matter.
Have a Merry XMas and Happy Holiday everyone.
Looking forward to a better new year.
Sending an illegal alien to one of our left wing schools or colleges would only enforce their hatred of our country.
The DREAM act failed, and the faces on Telemundo look incredibly dejected. I have no idea what they are saying, but I like it. What part of “Rule of Law” don’t they understand?
Thanks to Michele and Roy Beck of Numbersusa and William Gheen of Alipac for another win in a constant battle to Save our Country!
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Our left wing
schoolsindoctrination centers don’t do a heck of a lot for instilling love of our country in our own children.Girlie man McConnell can bring the DREAM Act back all he wants in the next Congress. It ain’t going anywhere with the GOP House.
If he does bring it back, he needs to be primaried along with Lugar.
Yes, and here’s to putting more people in CONgress that understand that.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to y’all too!
Disagree here. It should be shelved permanently.
I could be wrong, as I haven’t followed Hatch lately, but think he was an original co-sponsor of the Nightmare Act. Weasel could not vote today?
Utah, throw this bum out with Bennett, please. Thanks.
It looks like Alaskans are being confronted with the stupidity of their vote for Murkowski. She is obviously sticking it to the Republican party. I can only hope that she switches to Democrat as soon as she gets in.
I believe DREAM will be shelved permanently too. All the democrats care about are the votes so they will now move on to some kind of amnesty by degree, probably to happen 2 years hence at the latest..
I second that. And we are anticipating an epic, in-your-face “I told you so” book Michelle! Let ‘em have it – both barrels please. Hopes and prayers for continued success and happiness for you and your family in the coming year!
So! Dingy the Grinch will not steal this Christmas as he did the last. What a fine Christmas gift!
I have to think he never really believed his Dopey DREAM would fly – he never had the votes. This is just window dressing for the hispanics that got him elected – and a facade of keeping Barry’s promise for “immigration reform,” no? “Hola! seniors y senioritas – So sorry, we gave to it our best shot, pero no mas, amigos. Buuuut, ya’ll know who to keep voting for, si?!?”
Two outs, bottom of the ninth. On deck: the Budget/Pork/Earmark Clusterfark. GOP winds up…heeeeeeres the pitch… HOLY COW!!!! (RIP Harry C)
YEA:
Can we now all agree, once and for all time, that Leiberman is a fraud and not conservative in any way, shape, or form?
Liebermann is an IINO, Independent In Name Only
Leiberman is considered a “conservative on military issues” by people who are conservative on everything except military issues, which is, sadly, most people who consider themselves conservative.
Spending American blood and treasure to nation build Islamic states is not and never will be a conservative position.
Maybe I am paranoid, but this makes it sound like Reid has slipped the DREAM Act into the CR. Does anyone know what’s going on with this?:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR05281:
So does this mean the end of all of the heartstring-tugging anecdotal stories of poor detained illegal aliens ages 18-30 that begin with some attorney saying, “my client is ‘DREAM Act’ eligible and deserves to be released…” (never mind that the DREAM Act has never passed and therefore never existed, so how is one ‘eligible?’)
I doubt it. I expect the next tactic will be for the ethnic advocates and open borders attorneys to continue to parade their clients around and encourage illegals to be visible and in-your-face accompanied by demands that Napolitano/Morton promptly order the ICE thugs to release them and grant them deferred action, (an indefinite benefit that allows an illegal to stay in the US and that comes with a work permit).
And Napolitano/Morton/et.al. will be more that happy to abuse this previously little-used benefit (little-used because it was created for only the most extrodinary of cases to allow an illegal to stay, like terminally ill aliens/family members, nt for any illegal who simply doesn’t want to leave) and toss it to every self-aggrandizing, entitled illegal alien with a shrug – “well, the DREAM Act didn’t pass…you can’t just expect us to allow ICE to actually enforce immigration laws against illegals who don’t want to leave, can you?”
the demoncrats cannot be trusted, DeMint, Sessions, Coburn(if he’d take back his friendly comment about the wicked witch of the House) and the few other conservatives in congress need to stay awake and look in every corner, every crevice in every bill and make sure that sneaky little weasel Reid hasn’t slipped it in somewhere. I do not trust the POS.
Thank God it has failed. My Senators voted for it. Webb and Warner should be thrown out in 2012 and 2014.
Thank you to Sens.Tester, Baucus, Pryor, Hagan and Nelson for remembering you are elected to represent American citizens.
Its failure has also punctured Pansey Grahamnesty’s dream of a wider amnesty next year. Man, am I tired of this crap.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/134365-graham-dream-act-push-hurt-wider-immigration-reform-effort
The Senators who did the right thing and voted against this giveaway/amnesty (and every Republican), have no choice but to get a very serious clue, there’s no going back, there’s no redo later, that’s over, either the political civil rights organizations are de-funded, our law enforcement is enabled, the open borders lobby is disbanded, if Congress doesn’t go after and achieve great progress against the nationalistic anti American forces in this country, they will paint a bulls-eye on all of our backs and gun our nation down.
The all or nothing, movement(s), start right now, trying to patch things up next year, will mean, nothing, we’re all in the target zone now.
Thanks for nothing Lisa Murkowski. Why don’t you just switch parties? I have seen bumper stickers in Anchorage saying: Democrats for Lisa– Grrrr.
Look at how totally incompetent the congress is behaving?…mostly on the “leadership” they have had all year to do their jobs…but instead they flew around on their private jet liner eating and sipping the finest treats taxpayer money can buy arrogantly ignoring their jobs. And not at the very last minute it is all hurry up and do everything that We The People stated plainly we don’t want done.
The frenzy to tax the rich?….a slight attempt to ease the perverted conscience of these incompetents, so they don’t feel so bad sipping their $200 a bottle wine flying their friends here and there …its OK as long as they are paying for it from money from the rich? As if they would really care if they took it from the poor?
Is there any place you can do so poorly on your job and still demand honor?…you can find more honor in a crack house
Yes, Weather Forecaster. Or USPS counter duty.
Seriously Indiana,
Lugar needs to go.
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HI JRGDDS–#54. Let me help you out with translation of TeleMundo and Univision telecast key words into English.
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racista = racist
indocumentos = illegal aliens
migrantes = border jumpers
maltratados = mistreated people
sin corazones = heartless
derechos civiles = amnesty
La Raza = our Hispanic race
llorando = crying
disgracia = disgrace
amigos = democrats and RINOs
enemigos = legal citizens
maleantes = police and border patrol
otra vez = again, next time
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John Bibb
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What the hell is he talking about, are they going to start enforcing the immigration laws on the books?
the one stop end to immigration, do not allow businesses of any size to deduct employees from their taxes if their social security numbers do not match. Not an end all, definitely will show the vast majority of the illegals the road map to their home land. Hmmm…that was easy, let’s try it.
Thanks for the crash course. I’ll keep it handy for a little added Schadenfreude the next time the Amnesty for illegals crowd fails.
and the DIFFERENCE between the Dems and the Reps is WHAT!!!?
“This afternoon when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was asked by Fox News’ Bret Baier if the DREAM Act was going to pass in tomorrow’s special session, he said: “It will be defeated in the senate and should be dealt with next year.’”
I seen no difference-have seen no difference- and probably will see no difference in the future…..
C-CS
The GOP leadership wants amnesty as bad as the Democrats, they just want credit for it.
Watch the primaries, the next GOP presidential candidate will be a supporter of amnesty.
That worked so well for McCain so why not try it again?
We’re not saying no we’re SCREAMING HELL NO!
And what do we get from Mitch McConnell? “We’ll deal with it next year”
Unfortunately, the leadership in the republican party will never get it.
NEVER.