Originally Posted by bama_kay (Post 257098)

Don't be so mean towards someone who didn't do anything to you. She didn't write the STARS Act, Rivera did. I'm sure she would love for every Dreamer to be included, but if Rivera says no, it's a no.
I'm sure if a Senator or Representative offered a bill in which only you could benefit, you wouldn't necessarily turn it down. You wouldn't love it; but you would definitely take the offer given to you. Because in the end of the day, SOMEONE is getting relief. Better than no one getting relief.

Originally Posted by bama_kay (Post 257113)

I do agree that it's not fair. I am 21 myself, so this new STARS Act probably won't apply to me (I have to be clarified of the whole volutary departure thing).

All I know is that politics is a dirty business, and (most) politicians are dirty people who are much more selfish and greedy than parasitic bugs, which only bleed the host dry. In this case, all undocumented students are the host, and we are being bled dry. :\

Originally Posted by king kong (Post 257114)

Yeah but u can still hate Daniela Pelaez. Since the start shes been talking about young DREAMERS, people she qualifies with. I say older dreamers who already have bachelors degrees come out with their own bill now saying if you already have a degree not any degree a B.S. then we should be granted a T.P.S. of some sort. The difference between many of us and her is that we started fighting for everyone and over the years have narrowed our scope for any relief. Many of us at this point have aged out of almost all possible relief. Daniela Pelaez however started by bitching only about herself and her sister. Its good if someone gets something out of this but the way she has presented herself and her case its basically another wet foot dry foot rule (only a selected few are special).
SO FUCK HER!

Originally Posted by Smooth (Post 257137)

Have you finished college? If not, I would like to think that it is easy for you to make that extremely altruistic argument favoring Pelaez because you have not "invested" as much.

The STARS Act is fucking bullshit.

Originally Posted by Lost Generation (Post 257100)

Well said

Originally Posted by Smooth (Post 257137)

Have you finished college? If not, I would like to think that it is easy for you to make that extremely altruistic argument favoring Pelaez because you have not "invested" as much.

The STARS Act is fucking bullshit.

Originally Posted by bama_kay (Post 257146)

I pretty much finished. Just waiting on my degree. Trying to apply to medical school but not having high hopes for it... I personally think I've invested plenty, but I'm not sure if my standards of investment and yours are equal.

And I don't favor Pelaez at all. She can do whatever she wants. I couldn't care less about which DREAM/STARS Act she supports; I just want to see a DREAM Act on the table for voting this Congress. And I don't really have an opinion on this STARS Act because I don't really see it going anywhere...

Originally Posted by cacheton011 (Post 257155)

This is what I've invested so far:

$25,000 on tuition
(missed out)--$30,000 on overtime
$5,000 on books aprox.
$5,000 misc--gas, materials, mandatory trips

I will now invest about:
$40,000 on an MBA program. (books included)
$5,000 on misc....

This does not include living expenses. It takes a lot of sacrifice and hard work but it sure is possible.

So you see, young dreamers, some of us have invested way too much to walk away empty handed (sort of). That's why we have to support a bill that will benefit the majority of dreamers.