To College Parent- I don't think your arguments regarding lobbying and foreign nationals make any sense. By the same logic no member of the government would be able to discuss any issue related to any topic with anyone "from" any other country. That is just silly. Although in some ways it could be convenient if we were that strictly isolationist - no wars, no out-sourcing, no trade, no imports, no exports, no international airlines, no tourism,no foreign oil, no shared medical knowledge, etc. etc. - you can see how this theory really doesn't make sense.
- Also, the 'treason' argument is particularly flawed - as the majority of the electorate actually SUPPORTS the DREAM Act, as did the MAJORITY of the Senate, the House, the Administration, the Military and even Homeland Security. Fortunately, as based on your theory, any 'unpopular" discussion is treasonous. Based on a pure popularity scale - it would be your opinions that are treasonous,not the other way around.
The 1986 amnesty point is interesting - however something that goes unrecognized is that there has been some sort of general assimilation and "amnesty" every few decades since the 1900's - before that there was no need, as everyone who could jump on a boat was accepted. The broader issue of amnesty and assimilation does not apply to this particular group however - as you can not be "forgiven" for a crime you did not commit, and they are already American.
As far as the college competition - I agree, as one college parent to another, yes - sometimes they can be a little snarky and arrogant about their abilities. However I think that is a pretty common affliction of the young in general - and I assume ones who are very smart and have extremely limited outlets are even more prone to over-confidence. Colleges are constantly accepting students on foreign study visas already- are you complaining about that ? Are you worried about all of the out-sourcing and foreign work visas ? Because those issues are going to give your child a much greater degree of job instability over their lifetime. Competition with young people they already grew up with, isn't going to impact them to a great degree. If you have aprox. 30 million americans out of work and you gradually add in another million job seekers over multiple years - you are not going to see a huge problem- there are over 300,000,000 people in the U.S. - these 1 million could have been absorbed into the workforce- and being younger could have greatly benefitted the social security system that is burdened by an aging work force.