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Originally Posted by MIdreamer
This is not the concern. We are concern about 2001 repeating once again. In 2001, CIR and Dream Act was close to getting pass, but because of the 911 attack, the bill was rejected because all the focus was on 911 and it also raised issue on security problems in the CIR bill.
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This incident can affect CIR in a multitude of ways...most of them negative.
1.If the perpetrator was foreign, it will certainly inspire xenophobic mentality.
2.If the perpetrator was foreign AND obtained a DL from Washington or New Mexico - states that still grant licenses to all individuals regardless of status - this will be far worse for CIR and the immigrant community. The media might go as far as point to this forum and threads that explain how to obtain DL in the aforementioned states when undocumented.
3.If it has been carried out by a sleeper cell with ties to a foreign terrorist organization, it will again inspire the "no one is safe" mentality among the public and lead to hysteria for at least the next few weeks. There will be debates, hearing, and what not trying to ascertain how this could have happened and what could be done to prevent another similar incident in the future - in other words, there will be a lot of discussion on the topic of Homeland Security and the conservative media will misrepresent and ultimately destroy CIR in the eyes of the citizens who are still on the fence about immigration reform, or simply do not care or consider themselves outside the scope of this particular issue.