Lugar Champions Controversial 'Dream Act'

INDIANAPOLIS -- The immigration debate is expected to heat up next week if the U.S. Senate takes up a proposal being championed by Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar.

The Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act, also known as the Dream Act, would allow people who are not legal to enter the military, have access to college and ultimately provide a path to gaining legal status.

The Latino Youth Collective of Indianapolis, a group made up of local immigration advocates, wants the bill to become law.


"These kids are American in every sense of the word. They grow up in our country, they study in our schools and they are ready to give back," said member Katherine Souchet-Moura. "The kids are already in our schools and contributing. The Dream Act would allow them to do give more."

But officials with the Indiana Federation for Immigration Reform and Enforcement told 6News the group opposes what they call an amnesty program.

"Is it good for us? No, it's not because once you grant amnesty to these folks, they will be able to sponsor relatives in other countries to go here, therefore increasing immigration into our country legally, therefore overburdening our system, our social services and our schools," said Greg Serbon, the group's state director.

A representative for Lugar, a Republican, told 6News the senator wants a vote on the bill as long as it's not attached to any other proposals.

Rep. Andre Carson, D-7th District, also supports the measure.

"This act allows them make a positive contribution. It acknowledges they are human beings," he said. "It's a no-brainer."

Source : http://www.theindychannel.com/news/25912998/detail.html

""Is it good for us? No, it's not because once you grant amnesty to these folks, they will be able to sponsor relatives in other countries to go here, therefore increasing immigration into our country legally, therefore overburdening our system, our social services and our schools," said Greg Serbon, the group's state director.""""


according this, Greg said it is not good because once we have amnesty and get our citizen then we will be ale to sponsor relative.
Actually his statement is damn right, but if we don't give the path of citizenship to those people, then what are you going to do? Deport them? or arrest all of us?

i personally felt those guy who oppose any immigration bill is dumb, because they oppose any immigration bill but they are not going to come up any solution that how can congress solved this problem. piss me off, man

This may be a stupid question but isn't there a way that those that benefit from the Dream Act not be allow to sponsor any relatives.

There shouldn't be an aspect like that because we cant fucking sponcer anyone anyways. But its clearly that republicants want to see in bold CANT SPONSOR ANYONE, which I don't care as I don't plan to sponsor anyone nor do I want to.

Well one theoretically can't do so until he or she becomes a permanent resident or citizens. It is a right for these two classes to be able to sponsor whoever they like.

I thought you can sponsor even with conditional PR?

Either way, they should remove this from the bill to get it passed.

You guys are not forgetting about the 10 year ban are you?

Please correct me if i am wrong, even if DREAM act passes and one does apply for family member, it will still be subjected to a 10 year ban.

In my opinion, it can take anywhere from 10 to 20 years.

not for immediate relative. Immediate relative are not subject to 10 years ban.

Immediate relative include parents, spouses, and children.

They really should remove this benefit for the DREAMers so we can get it to pass.

I'm pretty sure that by the time we're able to actually able to sponsor someone, some kind of immigration reform should already been passed. I mean we're talking at least ten years people!