New GOP Dream Act Alternative to be presented after Romney wins the nomination

GOP elected officials, including Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are working on “a conservative-Republican alternative” to the DREAM Act, in an effort to reach out to Latino voters before the November presidential election.

The DREAM Act, which was first introduced in Congress 10 years ago, would grant those who entered the U.S. illegally before the age of 16 conditional permanent resident status for a period of six years, after which they would be eligible to become legal permanent residents if they obtain at least an associate-level college degree or serve in the military for two years.

Rubio tells the National Review in an interview published Friday that “Democrats and the Left are terrified of losing this issue,” and that they do not want to solve but rather use it as a political tool.

“If and when we are able to come up with a conservative-Republican alternative DREAM Act that deals with the issues of these kids without undermining our heritage as a nation of laws, when we do that, we are going to expose the political reality behind this,” Rubio says.

The Hill reported early this week that Rubio had no “specifics to announce yet,” about his alternative DREAM Act. “This stuff has to be done responsibly. We’re working toward that and hopefully very soon,” Rubio told the paper.

Rubio is drafting what earlier this month he called a a bipartisan solution that “does not reward or encourage illegal immigration by granting amnesty, but helps accommodate talented young people like Daniela [Pelaez], who find themselves undocumented through no fault of their own.”

Pelaez, a Miami high school valedictorian whose order of deportation set off a series of protests in South Florida and other parts of the U.S., met with Rubio. She has been granted another two years in the U.S. by immigration authorities while her case makes its way through immigration courts.

Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami, who also met with Pelaez on the heels of the Miami protest, announced he would file the Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status Act (the S.T.A.R.S. Act), which would allow undocumented immigrant youth who meet certain criteria to adjust their residency status.

“Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) are also working on a [DREAM Act alternative] bill, although its details are being kept secret, according to congressional sources. Senate sources expect it to be unveiled after GOP front-runner Mitt Romney has clinched the presidential nomination,” The Hill reported.

Rubio endorsed Romney this week, praising the GOP presidential candidate’s experience with the private sector and the free enterprise system and his conservative credentials.

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Thanks CB 124. Democrats are in really deep shit if they strike down any reasonable proposal that the GOP presents. Fucking deep shit.

and if they ever do, they shall be considered be dipsh*t.

I am going to be really pissed if the GOP bill is quite reasonable, and a group of DREAMERS protest against it and criticize it on CNN or any media outlet. FUCKING PISSED.

Keep the age limit at least above 25 and we're talking.

It was should be the original DA which means age 35 and/or Retro.
Can't ever sponsor anyone and a longer path to becoming an USC.

Should it be? Yes I think it should be, after all it was the older Dreamers who started rallying and advocating for the Dream Act. Will it be? Hell no, but that doesn't mean the older Dreamers should start bashing those Dreamers who would qualify, because if we can just get a little of the original DA into law that would show one thing.... progress.


I'd rather be blind in one eye than be blind in both.

Put yourself in their shoes and you would understand the stupidity of your statement.

we have no clue what the provisions on this are going to be.
this version of the bill could be be complete shit
theyll probably lower the age to 25, theyve arlready taken out ever getting citizenship and cant sponsor.
if they water this bill down, democrats will block it, simple as that. and you cant be pissed, because the republicans did the same exact thing in 2010, they vote it down. so what makes it different if democrats do it?

So...politics as usual. Considering it is going to be released after Romney's eventual nomination.

I have a good feeling that this bill will be severely limited compared to what it is now. And I laugh at the Romney/Rubio ticket if it does come true, that'll be such a comedic duo that Bush/Cheney will laugh too.

Man talk about dirty politics as usual. Republicans are smart in a sense to try and divide the hispanic base into taking their piecemeal legislation compared to what Democrats like Durbin have always been proposing. What comes down to it is getting the Latino population to effective come out to vote for Democrats. Democrats need to up the ante to properly show that these GOP guys are sending this country in a downward spiral in the long haul.

In other news, economic recovery seems to be on track, albeit in a minor sense. History shows that the incumbent presidents win if the economy improves. I really wonder what the GOP will use to bash Pres. Obama on now. They can always bring back the birther issue again.