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Originally Posted by Invictus
It's the border.
We have enough support for the DREAM Act.
The issue is the border. All our troubles hang on the monkeying around on the border issue. Namely no consensus on what constitutes a secure border, no way to measure how secure the border is, no way to assess how realistic plans are goals are to secure the border.
The border is the issue. We need to grab these republicans by the collar and drag them to the table so they can take some responsibility to make border security more than a catchphrase.
We also need to grab some of the hardcore CIR holdouts who are rejecting border security and get them to be real.
The issue is no more about the DREAM Act.
It's the border.
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I agree with you on the first few points, their needs to be an agreement on what a secure border is, both sides need to come to the table and they both have to give up something. One side has to give up a path to legalization that should include citizenship, and the other should give up on more funds to secure the border and a fine for everyone who is in the country illegally.
What I dont't agree with is doing everything in parts, some have mentioned the 10 point startegy first and then CIR. Ok that's fine but what happens afterwards? Republicans won't want to negotiate, look at what happen with the 600 million bill that was passed to secure the border and still no movement on either CIR OR DA. I believe if anything is done it needs to be passed in one bill that includes, securing the border and a path to legalization at the same time, only when this happens will we know that they are seriously trying to pass something.