Reid CIR before September! - Page 3

Mbluparadise · 01-26-2009, 10:13 PM

I didn't know Senator Reid came from such humble beginnings... more of a reason to admire him... very inspirational!

ibrahim · 01-27-2009, 12:20 AM

it seems Dems will put both bills together, lets face it other immigrant rights groups care for the 12 million people instead of us, the dream act for them is like a nice plus cause we benefit from cir as well.

geronimo610 · 01-27-2009, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ibrahim

it seems Dems will put both bills together, lets face it other immigrant rights groups care for the 12 million people instead of us, the dream act for them is like a nice plus cause we benefit from cir as well.

right but they have to realize that it's not realistic. The chance of CIR passing is still pretty slim in my opinion. The redneck republicans will flip about it.

dream3320 · 01-27-2009, 01:46 AM

One thing I can't seem to understand is why would the Dream Act be attached to the CIR if the CIR would give all of us a path to citizenship therefore making the Dream Act useless..

VaeVictis · 01-27-2009, 02:04 AM

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One thing I can't seem to understand is why would the Dream Act be attached to the CIR if the CIR would give all of us a path to citizenship therefore making the Dream Act useless..

I've wondered that as well, and I think the answer lies in that DREAMies will go through a separate process, most likely expedited, due to the nature of the bill and the special requirements it has.

dado123 · 01-27-2009, 03:08 AM

Just e-mailed Reid his D.C. mail is bull, BTW.

dream3320 · 01-27-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by VaeVictis

I've wondered that as well, and I think the answer lies in that DREAMies will go through a separate process, most likely expedited, due to the nature of the bill and the special requirements it has.

The only difference maybe would be that DREAMers might get some educational benefits and maybe a different kind of stamp on our passports/green cards.. or maybe it would be a quicker process than CIR.
Because honestly if both the dream act and the CIR will get us to the same place then there really isnt a point to pass both.

imhere · 01-27-2009, 12:40 PM

oh wow! thank you for posting the link to that !

Ianus · 01-27-2009, 05:42 PM

Just to clarify on this,not only Reid was on Al punto,according to this article but also Rep. Sanchez & Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.A translation is also available as to what Reid & the interviewer had said.

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Yesterday's show highlighted the bipartisan support that can be drawn on the issue of immigration. The first segment consisted of an interview with U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez and U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to discuss their opinion of President Barack Obama's agenda coming into office. Rep. Sanchez quickly named immigration reform as one of the top three issues she believes President Obama should move on first (along with the economy and the war in Iraq). She mentioned that she has already spoken with White House staff to discuss how to move on immigration this year, and reiterated her belief that immigration reform is imperative in order to help the economy and secure our borders. For her part, Rep. Ros-Lehtinen was more skeptical about reform passing this year, although she recognized that President Obama is in a great position to launch reform because "the American people are on his side" - polling data has consistently shown that the American people want a solution to the broken immigration system - and that the popularity enjoyed by President Obama would certainly help efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform. It's noteworthy that Rep. Ros-Lehtinen stated that while she might not agree on many issues with President Obama, she is on his side when it comes to immigration reform and would work with Rep. Sanchez and others in order to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

The show's third segment consisted of an interview with U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Harry Reid. Jorge Ramos began the interview by asking, "Barack Obama promised the Latino community that he would move comprehensive immigration reform within his first year, is there the political will to do this in the first year?" The questions denote the sense of urgency for reform felt among Latinos. Reid pointed out that in addition to addressing interior and exterior enforcement, future flow, path to citizenship, etc., any bill for comprehensive (CIR) would also include the Dream Act. This is great news, but Jorge Ramos pressed on, "As you know, this is very important for the Hispanic community; when will CIR pass?" Sen. Reid answered, "I hope that we can get it done in September, and I feel confident that we can get this done. I've spoken with John McCain," and "Sen. McCain has reiterated his commitment to providing Republican support," for the legislation. It's interesting that Sen. Reid noted, "Now we're 59 Democrats, and we need 60 votes," alluding to the new political landscape in the Senate, a landscape that requires less Republican votes for the bill than was required when legislation for immigration reform was presented in 2007. Now if we can only make sure all Democrats share the President's view and the Democratic platform for immigration reform.....Ramos ended the interview by thanking Sen. Reid and reiterating, "And we'll be checking in with you on the progress of immigration reform."

dado123 · 01-27-2009, 05:53 PM

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Just to clarify on this,not only Reid was on Al punto,according to this article but also Rep. Sanchez & Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.A translation is also available as to what Reid & the interviewer had said.

Change is happening slowly, but none the less it is happening. It is in our best interest to keep on lobbying congress to separate Dream from CIR.!

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