For the fifth time, the Senate has rejected the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, the DREAM Act, which would grant amnesty to more than one million "children."
In the parallel universe of amnesty supporters, 29-year-old illegal aliens are minors. Indeed, some of Sen. Richard Durbin's "kids" may have kids of their own.
Sen. Jeff Sessions has his finger on the pulse of America:
I am pleased that the Senate today opposed moving to consideration of the DREAM Act, an unprincipled piece of legislation that would have sent the message to the world that, despite all we may say or do, the United States is not serious about creating a lawful system of immigration.
I was disappointed that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tried to bring this bill up again, before we have made any real progress towards establishing a lawful system.
The DREAM Act would have made 1.3 million illegal aliens and 1.8 million family members eligible for full citizenship. The last thing we should do if we want to curtail illegal immigration is to give financial benefits such as in-state tuition, subsidized loans, and access to work study programs to those who entered illegally. I do not believe that we should reward illegal activity with every right and benefit of American citizenship. We ought not fall into the trap of focusing on the individual needs and wants of people here illegally, but rather we should focus on the long term interests of our country by committing ourselves to restoring the rule of law to our immigration system.
If Democrats keep mucking around with amnesty for illegal immigrants (here and here), Republicans may just snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in next year's elections.
