Hispanic GOP group decries Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison for opposing DREAM Act - Page 2

Because it won't.

Because it would never get more votes. The GOP have seen the new bill and now that they are aware of how much more it can be limited to, the old bills will NEVER be brought back.

I don't know, McCain was supposed to lose to a tea party candidate but he held out. The Tea Party is the biggest problem with immigration efforts, because it forces Republicans to move to the right. You can see the impact it has had.

I live in Texas in a primarily hispanic area. This area is only barely democratic. There is a sizable republican latino population here.

Tell Hutchison same exact point, call her D.C and make the same comment, they'll take your zip code down.

Let's focus on Hutchinson then! Call her peepz!

Hey, the 20 years part was probably a hyperbole lol and to petition for your parents you have to be a citizen not a P.R.:
USCIS Website

Don't mean to be rude, but speak for yourself. At this point I would have had come to terms with it and would be planning for alternatives - realistic alternatives.

Correct, under current Law ^^^ above stands, however, please note following from Debate Floor Speech , listen to our good Howard Berman at about 1:30 minutes. This would be the unfortunate case for Beneficiaries of D.A.

http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=3227

So please e-mail Hutchison, and call her as well.

Okay yes, he said that it would take up to 25 years to petition a parent because of the 10 yrs non immigrant status, the 3 yrs PR status, and then 10 ban from the US for "illegal entry" which is 23 but I'm guessing he rounded that up to emphasize his point. He is referring to parents who crossed the border only, not visa over-stays. And if I'm not mistaking he said that that is how current law works. Since I am an over-stay I don't have much knowledge about the options that people who entered illegally currently have to adjust, but I do know that over-stays can be petitioned by a US citizen son/daughter over 21 and adjust in just 6 months. My friend is petitioning her mom.