DREAM Act Portal Forum - View Single Post - A conservative alternative to the DREAM Act

freshh. · 01-24-2012, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by h3wlett

FAIL #1: During the first 6 years potential DREAM Act beneficiaries would be granted "conditional permanent resident status" during which they must earn a 2 year degree or serve 2 years in the military. The beneficiary must then apply for removal of the condition status after this 6 year period. If the process is affirmative, then a beneficiary can begin the process of naturalization. This process can take upwards of a year. Then, once a DREAMer has earned his or her citizenship may he or she begin the process of petitioning for their parents to obtain a green card. If they are successful then their parents would have permanent resident status and then may begin their own journey to earning Citizenship. In total, you are looking at almost a decade before any purported "back-door amnesty" or "chain migration" occurs.

FAIL #2: Not allowing a potential DREAMer any path to permanent residency or citizenship ever is just plain cruel and stupid. It suggests we are guilty of a crime and are consequently being forever punished because of it.

FAIL #3: Border security bullshit.

FAIL #4: See my post on this thread for an explanation of why mandatory military service is unjust.

FAIL #5: Basically, you're only comfortable if the smallest possible number of potential DREAM Act beneficiaries gain any relief.

FAIL #6: No one is advocating for citizenship. The DREAM Act only seeks to offer conditional residency.

That's the part that kills me about the whole "chain migration" argument. By the time some of us would even be able to file for our parents, they'll have already gotten their citizenship if we have USC siblings/relatives.

And many of us have parents that are already citizens.