Ahh yes, I know that feeling. Graduated but futile. Depressed but willing. I graduated March '06 and scrambled after to find sponsors. It turns out that I wasn't even eligible even though I found a company willing to do so. I must say that this country's immigration policy is among the strictist but I'm glad I found a place where people understand how I feel. I don't know if you know this song by Immortal Technique. It's called "I Phantom." It truly expresses, at least in my opinion, how we feel. Let's cope together and keep our DREAM alive. I phantom.

Oops it's by Mr. Lif. My bads. lol.

honestly, sometimes i hope my mother can encourage me to leave the country.

I would leave the country if Dream Act doesn't definitely pass. But I can't leave the country knowing there's a chance that it will pass.
That's why I was so pissed on Wednesday, because these people just keep putting it off all year long and don't allow us to make other plans and draw a firm conclusion. They should tell us Yes or No, then I can gladly leave the country.

A friend of my mother's left the country back in 1986 two months before the anmesty was enacted because she didn't believe it was going to come about, and look what happened.

It's fate. If you're not meant to have US citizenship, it will never pass as long as you're here and will pass once you leave.

wow so i say lets kick out those who fate hasn't chosen... so that way it happens.
haha.
kidding.
<3.

people can be kind of pessimistic about it... its better to not get your hopes up i guess... that way when things dont happen youre not that dissapointed..
My view on it is that, wherever you are, if youre meant to live a happy, succesful life, you will live it wether youre here or in canada, or in some other country.
theres a rocky road ahead and times will be hard, stay strong =], dont lose hope.
its the best you can do.
my 2 cents.

i dont meant youre pessimistic Ready_to_serve, just clearing that up =].
i mean most people in general can be rather pessimistic about immigration issues.

My father is trying to force me out and move back to Europe.. I keep telling him, with my luck when i leave Dream Act would pass a week after i leave

! you better leave then!

the needs of the many outweighs the need of the one

seriously...stick around. Personally I'm thinking about Canada for grad school/rest of life. But I'm going to stick around just a bit longer after I graduate in December to see if this Dream Act tree bears fruit

My dad is incredibly depressed about the entire thing. He still thinks DREAM has a big chance of happening but I think he only says it so my brothers and I don't get so down.

My mom doesn't even want to talk about CIR, DREAM, or anything concerning immigration. If you do, she starts slamming things. lol.

Both have pretty much laid all the cards on the table: either start looking for another country that will accept you or get married. They prefer us doing the former but are pushing for the latter since they know all three of us want to stay.