That amendment would pass the socalled DREAM Act into law. In standing up in opposition. let me suggest this should not be called the DREAM Act. It should be called the "Amnesty Reality Act" because this is yet another attempt. another version of amnesty for a significant number of illegal aliens. Let me say at the outset I am not standing here to criticize or to lambaste the individuals involved. undoubtedly. who came to this country with their parents to try to find a better life because of very difficult conditions in Mexico or otherwise. The point of my opposition is not directed at them. It is directed at what is very bad and destructive policy in terms of U.S. immigration policy. repeating the mistakes of the past. making a very real problem worse and not better through a significant amnesty program. Why is this an amnesty? Well. purely and simply. this socalled DREAM Act. which I think should be called the "Amnesty Reality Act." embodied in this Durbin amendment to the Defense appropriations bill would provide a pathway to citizenship to who knows how many folks who entered this country. and remain In this country. illegally.
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