H.R.1751 - American Dream Act

To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: American Dream Act as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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  • triciaarr5 04/02/2009 5:23pm

    Do not pass this law. We are a country of laws and if you can sneak into this country and bypass the law then why enforce any law on US citizens. All illegal immigrants should be deported. They are parasites on society that think they should have special privileges because they are allowed to get away with breaking the law.They are not supposed to work on a government base, but Fort Sam Houston jobs were mosrtly given to illelgal mmigrants so that the contractors can line their pockets with more money and the government looks the other way. Take them out of our schools and our children witll have enough for a better educations. Take them out of our hospitals and we will have enough to treat Americans. Take them out of the jobs and Americans can have jobs to support their families. Let them go back to their country and apply to come in the right way or NOT AT ALL.

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    lazzyflowwater 05/04/2009 11:40am

    WOW tricarr5, this is whats wrong with this Country, people like yourself who has lost its values and culture on being an American. you sound like a minority yourself. Wake up and get some Education and kno the real facts about the H.R 1751. The people that are going to benefit on this new bill will be smart kids who have been successful in school and positive in society something you dont have, and still need to learn. Miss Aryan sister wannabe.

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    Rogue414 03/18/2010 5:50am

    Shackle your minds and you’re left on the cross!
    When ignorance reigns, life is lost!

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    ndk87 05/27/2010 3:55am

    Really? Your comments as well as your screen name say so much about yourself… narrow minded and lacking moral character.

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    CRISTISTEEL 03/07/2010 4:56am

    Sure why not continue to lower education standards for American Children to accomadate the illegal parasites? How are American children going to be able to compete in the Global job market? You must be one of them who have the false sense of entitlement that the US owes you everything for thing? Do not pass the Dream Act, remove Birth Right Citizenship, crack down on employers hiring illegals, no more Access or food stamps for them and the USA will be able to support itself through this crisis. Most European countries do this why? Because they know the negative impacts of illegal immigration. Why does the USA always have to be so politically correct to the extend that its people suffer?

  • localpdx 05/02/2009 8:02pm

    I agree with china5178 on one point “thousand of dollars have already been wasted to educate those same children” Yes our taxpayer $$$ have been wasted on their education at the expence of the children that were born here of US Citizens.

    Our country does not have an obligation to care for non citizens in any manner whatsoever. ANYONE in this country ILLEGALlY should be removed by any means necessary.

    There is not a single Illegal in this country that is not a criminal, after all the word illegal means criminal!

    The mafia in DC does not really think about the negative impact that the legal citizens of this county will experience if those that are illegal are given, yes given citizenship. It will be nasty.

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    OlyviaN 08/24/2010 12:46pm

    Wasted?? At the expense of US kids??Are you kidding me? If we were to take all these “criminals” and put them in the place of your American kids. Those who cut school and do drugs and join gangs and get pregnant, I guarantee you that there would be a such a huge rise in High school graduates such a drop in the amount of teens who goes to prison and less violence all around. Or maybe All the murderers and rapist and drug dealers that u would rather pay your tax dollars for towards good accommodation in prison should have their citizenships revoked. That way everyone wins!

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    oderintdummetuant 09/21/2009 7:52am
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    You spelled “expense” wrong. Was that education worth it?

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    ndk87 05/27/2010 4:00am

    Well said CHADmtz. I was pretty annoyed at localpdx’s ignorance.

  • mocadman 05/08/2009 4:29am
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    Totally agree CHADmtz. Served in the USMC to afford college. This issue and immigration is allowing criminals to prosper in this society. While are children suffers at the expense of others and politicians that want to offer an “olive branch”.

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  • Whackamole 05/10/2009 10:06am

    Kill the Dream Act and the American Dream Act – illegal is illegal. If the country cut off that which draws folks here in the first place it would not be as tempting.

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    OldValues 05/16/2009 4:12am

    If someone is illegal, they are illegal! That is easy to figure out! All illegals should have been dealt with, just as they would deal with someone for running a stop sign or robbing a bank…..both of which are against the law, the same as entering the USA illegally. I hope this is defeated.

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    MyGunsProtectMyFreeSpeechandMe 09/10/2009 12:40am

    Children born to FELONY INVADERS on American soil ought not receive citizenship.

    Problem solved.

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    FTM5691 09/22/2009 11:39am
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    Sooo what your telling me is that you shouldn’t be a citizen, because unless you native american you ancestors were immigrants. Hmmm what if they never received their citizenship?

    ….And another thing your not complaining about all the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan fighting for you, that were born of FELONY INVADERS.

    What makes YOU so much more valuable than an immigrant?

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    FTM5691 09/22/2009 11:40am

    meant your* native american your* ancestors

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    ndk87 05/27/2010 4:05am

    Good point!

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    concernedparent77 06/15/2010 8:55am

    This proposed law allows for criminals. And no citizen wants to pay for it! Read this bill word word, look up definitions if necessary, and talk to a good criminal attorney. Please fight for this bill to be rewritten. There should be no room for injustice! Vote AGAINST the DREAM ACT as it is written word for word. America needs to be protected!!

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    OlyviaN 08/24/2010 12:24pm
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    Criminals?? I’m sorry but am I the ONLY person who is reading that the bill pertains to people who were/are UNDER AGE/MINORS that attended/attends school in the U.S?? I absolutely cannot fathom the reason why people are so threatened by the idea that kids/children who had no control over the fact that their parents/guardians basically forced them to pack all their s**t up and leave practically everything they know and love to come to something that is completely foreign to them! We are not talking about people who crossed the borders hiding in the trunk of a car or people who came hidden in cargo boats or however else they do it. Even if it is/was the case they are/were kids, who I’m more than 100% sure, is/was under the influence of an adult. And according to this bill these individuals has to HAVE AND KEEP a clean slate in order to get citizenship and keep citizenship after they are granted!

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    OlyviaN 08/24/2010 12:25pm

    I think you want this Act to be passed or have all the idle Americans, you know, the ones who steal and kill and drive drunk and rape, the ones that you are paying your tax dollars to keep warm behind prison bars, give up their citizenships to those “criminals”, who are in most cases, actually doing some good in this America.

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    Damn straight, the rest of these idiots that are bleeding hearts need to be shipped out too they are as useless as the illegals hands down.

  • Americafirst 05/21/2009 7:35pm

    Get them out, keep them out!
    NO FOREIGNER may work in USA period!
    Visit, spend cash, get out!
    If they are an investor, let them in to employ Americians.

    What part of illegal dont you people understand?

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