ubio’s Dream Act Is An “ICAN Act”: It is Intelligent, Responsible, and Republican

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Now that Republicans have formed a proposal for the young undocumented students in the U.S., the Democrats are crying foul. Democrats, et. al are “infuriated” because it is a plan based on an economic and responsible means that will help the U.S. economy and the plight of the youth living in limbo status. It helps to alleviate the fear of the many who are to become uneducated and who run the risk of living in the shadows of odd jobs, alias identities, and mounting fear of living in between worlds of the U.S. and that of a country that may well be foreign to them, their country of birth.

Liberals further scoff at the idea because it calls for the youth to remain in school, attend the military, or acquiesce to deportation. According to the plan put forth by Senator Marco Rubio, in order to qualify for the school option, students must attend and complete their education which would allow them the opportunity to obtain a student visa in the process. With this, they can obtain legal IDs and be able to travel without the fear that they will be detained and deported. With the option of the military, they can choose to enlist in the military branch of their choice, Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines and make it their career or serve their time and seek to move on to their adjustment of status. If they choose to stay on this path, they will compete with everyone else who is on the path to Legal Permanent Residency by way of a Non-immigrant Visa. This idea seems unpopular to the liberals because it is intelligent, responsible, and Republican. Other than that, it offers a step forward to fixing the broken system that currently is cranking out results in an antiquated method.

A Non-immigrant Visa is a working Visa. “Nonimmigrants, unlike immigrants, enter the U.S. for a temporary period of time and are restricted to the activity consistent with their visas.” (Immigration Law Sourcebook, 12th Edition, Ira J. Kurzban). A non-immigrant Visa, then, is issued to a Foreign Visitor, who abides to the agreement that they do not intend to make it a permanent setting to seek Residency or Citizenship. The visa that is issued is done so for work purposes. While the Visa is granted on a discretionary method, it is temporary but can be changed within the current and legal means while in the U.S. For example, in Rubio’s version of the Dream Act, the students can join the workforce and apply for another non-immigrant Visa that will place them on the path to Citizenship. They must, however, compete with other Visa holders who are currently in the labor market. This may require Congress to add more Visas to be made available since there will be more job applicants vying for the limited number of Visas. Subsequently, this could prove to be a win/win situation as the Visa applicants will be working and paying taxes, while the U.S. economy will be reaping the benefits of those taxes and an educated work pool. In the end, the youth would be able to live in the U.S. without having to adjust their status via an embassy or consulate office that would have them leave the U.S. for an unknown period of time.

In hindsight, the act would have been better renamed as the Immigrant Children Adjusting Now, or ICAN Act. This would give it a healthy distance from the rancid feeling that liberals and grotesque militants have given to the Dream Act. In Senator Rubio’s version, undocumented students and Valedictorians like Daniela Pelaez, facing deportation in Miami, would be allowed to stay in the U.S. and would be able to attend school. Furthermore, the act helps to alleviate the fear of separating families, especially the youth from their parents should they be detained and deported to a country that is now foreign to them. More importantly, the act helps to lead to a more secure America and one that could alleviate the ailing economy.

As the Obama Administration continues to deport 1.2 Million and counting immigrants (including detaining 3500 U.S. Citizens), it also has not offered any form of creative solutions to this complicated issue. Obama has used his Executive Power to “recommend” halting deportations and instead offers Prosecutorial Discretion to those awaiting to appear before an Immigration Judge. However, this is hardly a solution to those seeking relief for the U.S. and its safety. This continuous state of limbo, prompted Senator Rubio in helping to guide the youth through this labyrinth of Immigration laws. And if there is to be a reform in immigration in the next five years, let’s say, this is a bold and courageous effort that could finally prompt this Administration to act upon its overdue promises.

Is this what the official bill will be?? So, it includes a military path and an education path, correct? Also, the non-immigrant visa applies to both paths, correct?

Guys, so far so good. It is not an Arms Act. It is fair to us and those who have immigrated legally to the country. In terms of getting a job, that shouldn't be a problem. Give us work authorizations, and we will have a job faster than you can say sha-boing!

Maybe, age will be excluded??????????? Don't know.

At this point, until the actual text of the bill is submitted all this is speculation. But, if this is the direction in which Rubio and the other Repubs are thinking, they we just might have something viable here.

Again this is only my opinion.

I agree. Viable direction.

This is great news again! I just wish they introduce it already!!

Smooth how are we doing on the petitions?

Last time I checked, I had 26 signatures. Which I think it is good. 26 Stories that Rubio could use to argue in favor of his bill. That's of couse if Rubio meets the two conditions of the petition. :- )

Of course my man, lol

Each article that passes excites me more and more. Although, this article mentioned that this bill would be the best immigration reform for the next 5 years.

So what do you get out of that? That this bill has a projected context of time of 5 years and hopefully it will pass with in that time frame?

I'm hoping they vote on it this year not the next 5 lol

Man, I cannot understand why the Dems did not bring something like this to the table. If this had been done in 2010, it would have passed for sure. Man, I can only hope this passes. I feel like many of us are running out of time.

Well, you can argue that it's because they view the current system as broken. So, you could say that Dems. did not want to put us on a "broken" immigration system. But, Rubio's idea would intelligently guard us from the current system to a certain extent via a NEW nonimmigrant visa status that would allow us to compete with others for residency and, eventually, citizenship. So far, a good, simple, and fair idea.

Interesting, I love how the republicans manage to paint pretty much exactly what the democrats have been supporting for 10 years as being something that should be a true republican value that those democrats despise. Doesn't matter though -- if this kind of rhetoric wins the republicans over in the end it's only a good thing for us.

I do hope that I qualify under this new bill -- I'm probably gonna go jump off a cliff if I miss it by some minor technicality.