In fact. the Senate has three times here in the 110th Congress. three times just this year. voted to defeat the DREAM Act because they understood the political repercussions from the American people who understood what amnesty is. This bill grants amnesty. This bill says. it says that if you are here unlawfully. if you are subject to deportation. but if you apply for this DREAM Act and apply to go to school. under a super discount. we will give you conditional lawful status here in the United States. Thats amnesty. Its also a path to citizenship. and it opens the door for family reunification. the chain migration that we talk about. It does all of those things. Thats amnesty. Amnesty. to define it for the benefit of those who have heard a lot of different definitions. the consistent definition of amnesty that addresses this is the definition that we have used in the Judiciary Committee over and over again. In our debates as we mark up immigration bills. in our hearings as we crossexamine the witnesses on immigration. to grant amnesty is to pardon immigration lawbreakers and reward them with the objective of their crimes. to pardon immigration lawbreakers and reward them with the objectives of their crimes. Thats amnesty. Thats what the DREAM Act does.
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