What we needed to do was put a border security bill to get the bill to pass. Coming up different versions of the bill was not the answer.
How long are you willing to wait for the DA to pass?
To the Dreamers, this is the only home they know of. Why would they go back to a country which is foreign to them?
If you are raised as an American then how is it possible to live in another country that isn't American?
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Originally Posted by withchemicals
Whoops! I failed to think about that, and you're indeed correct. They did have a choice as well in some sense.
However, it was not the higher age cap that gave more votes when it was attached to DADT. In addition, there's no arguing that we had much more success during the lame duck session than during the DADT period. Both periods were met with failure, but the lame duck session garnered more media attention.
I think he means that an older child knows more about the workings of life than an infant or toddler.
Also, I'm still adamant in my belief that if I were an older DREAMer, I would have been out of here already with my degrees. I'm not going to say that the actual older DREAMers should do the same because I'll get chewed out (there are a lot of forum watchdogs here), but wouldn't it be more sensible to just return home once one obtains the means to live successfully in another country? The younger generation of DREAMers as of now do not have any complete education and thus have no point in returning, but the older DREAMers do have their degrees and can easily survive in their home with some effort (keyword: effort implying that it won't be easy). For the older generation of DREAMers who failed to even attend school, there's no help for them because they should have done something rather than wait years for the DREAM Act to pass...
A lot of harsh and venomous words and I apologize, but if I were idle for multiple consecutive years without a job or education, I would have left. Fortunately, I'm in school and I hope more and more DREAMers find a way.
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