Everyone living in the U.S. legal or illegal pay taxes! No one is being placed above anyone else. You earn your place with hard work! And illegals do not have access to free money for tuition. Illegals can only obtain scholarships from private organizations and have to be recognized as high achievers in order to be granted the money. Illegals cant receive government aid or loans!

I believe that undocumented children and students should be allowed to attend college, our supreme court has already ruled that they are awarded 14th amendment rights and therefor allowed to attend public education. so what since does it made for us to allow them to graduate from high school and then not go on further?? we have already made a tax investment in their education, it costs thousands of dollars per child. it’s sensless and just plain stupid to ban them from higher education. people want to talk of how they are wasteing our tax money, when we educate them. WE are wasting our own tax money by not giving them paths to legalization and opportunities for higher education.

education is a human right.

We have so many students in this country that would benefit from the DREAM Act, not just Latinos. Here are some statistics from the April 2009 issue of DiversityInc magazine: Foreign born people in the U.S. 34 million or 12%, 1 in 7 workers is foreign born, Where were immigrants born? 27% Asia – 13% Europe – 30% Mexico – 23% Latin America, New documented immigrants to the U.S. provide $407 Billion to the Social Security system over 50 years, 1.6 million Latino-owned U.S. firms provided jobs to 1.5 million employees and had annual reciepts of $222 Billion, Immigrants increases the U.S. GDP by $37 Billion, 1.1 million Asian-owned firms provided jobs to 2.2 million employees and had annual reciepts of $326 Billion, 12.5% of U.S. immigrants have master’s degrees versus 8% of native-born population. So please do not be so quick to judge. Conduct some reasearch and you will see what a benefit this legislation, if passed, will prove to be. Thank you for your time.

Rhonda-
Order a fake degree: You are probly right- orderin a fake degree probly is easy- but frauding 2 years of college experience is NOT. All colleges have a closed envelope policy and without the colleges Sealing and sending the transcript AND diploma- then the persons claim to the USCIS/immigration authorities, would be moot.
One would have to prove they have taken the classes AND have their degree before being considered for residency.

If people start trying to bring their children now- the children will not benefit because they must have been 16 BEFORE the bill takes effect and they STILL have to graduate from high-schools and afford/attend colleges or military service, before becoming eligible for any privileges you fear these “illegals” are taking.

i ask that you be led by reason & you will see that this law is more than reasonable – it is wisdom – much needed wisdom. Good health to you!

Mixed feelings on this one. Yes, THEY ARE CHILDREN. BUT.
BUT.

No.
They are not here legally, and not even their parents are being correctly dealt with as far as this subject goes.

For the further progression of America as a nation, I say “NAY” simply because: the more illegal (I repeat ILLEGAL) immigrants that come in, the more jobs we as American’s lose. It’s not fair to those of us who do have a higher education, and it’s not fair to America as a country.

If you’re legal, WELCOME TO AMERICA.
But come on now, it’s ILLEGAL.
And nobody is doing anything about it.

I THINK THIS IS A HELPFUL BILL, THAT SHOULD PASS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT KIDS THAT IS RISE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS AS MUCH AS THEIR COUNTY AS YOU AND I. THESE ARE YOUNG ADULTS THAT HAVE DREAMS AND HOPE. JUST AS YOUR GREAT ANCESTORS CAME HERE AND LIVE THEIR LIFE AND DREAMS. WHY NOT GIVE THESE KIDS A CHANCE. WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE TOWARD THEM. THEY JUST WANT A SHOT AT LIFE JUST AS YOU AND CHILDREN HAVE. PASS THE DREAM ACT GOD BLESS AMERICA.

PASS THE DREAM ACT!!!!!!!!!!!
everyone shoulf be able to an education.. like they say they lived here since they were small went to elemtry middle and high school.. some work so hard to and its no right for them not to be able to get help to go to college..they want just like everyone the best for their life and college is the way..I still dont understand why people still havent pass the DREAM ACT.. so many are waiting

America is the land of opportunity, that opportunity is guaranteed by the documents that founded this nation and it is guaranteed to the people of this nation. As for the kids of illegal immigrants allow me to say…, they have no right to attend public school and no right to a college education funded by American Citizens. Yes I realize they are not here of their own choosing but by the choice of a parent or guardian. Thats the point, if the benefits paid for by the citizens of this country were denied to everyone except those who contribute to those programs then perhaps our national financial infrastructure wouldn’t be in the shape its in today. Yes I know I’m the bad guy, but the bottom line is that when 10 people pay for 10 people’s dinner and 15 people show up to eat somebody is going hungry, as a paying customer its not my responsibility if those 5 have to go hungry.

Wow, you say it like if those students will be allowed to have tuition you will be denied this opportunity. If not, than it has nothing to do with them being placed “before you”. And don’t worry about your tax dollars, you’d be surprised how many of them do pay taxes, with a tax ID for example when they can’t get SS card. This way they don’t get any benefits like tax returns, etc., but they still pay it:P I know such people personally, and i wish you’d met some of them too before you say harsh words without knowing the situation.

Hey StnMtnLatino i was wondering where did you get this information from?

They are not getting a free ride. They would not be anymore financially different than a U.S. citizens. They would just be given a chance to study and contribute. They would probably be more disadvantage because their families are not wealthy and will need student loans to study. Any U.S. citizens can go to college there are so many opportunities (scholarships, loans…etc) and these students receive none and they still want to study. Their only difference among a native student and an illegal student is that they are driven individuals to become someone in life no matter all the obstacles on the road they face everyday.

Besides from the elaborate pun-intended similes made here by both sides of the debate, I don’t think anyone opposing the Dream ACT can ever understand what it feels like to be dragged as a child from your birth place, and be demanded to become “someone,” while all the forces around try to stop you. As for me I know very well that feeling, and it is that challenge that keeps me going everyday to overcome and defy what society dictates from me. Just like that lion at the zoo, you can’t expect us to simply return to our habitat. This land is the only land I’ve ever known, don’t ask us to return to a place that is no longer ours. Stop blaming us for your problems, we will help this country become stronger, please PASS THE DREAM ACT.

Just because she “feels American”, it does not make her American. She is a criminal because of her own actions (and her parents to boot). She should be working on getting her green card the same way all other law-abiding immigrants have.

do you choose to be ignorant or were you just born that way? young children under the age of 16 did not choose to come here illegally! they are innocent VICTIMS who had no say in the matter! most came as young children and don’t even remember their countries!

i don’t think you understand that they grew up here, went to school here, and are now deprived of something that they worked hard for! these kids deserve the opportunity for a higher education and i think you just don’t understand that. so, before you start judging and making unintelligent comments, think what it would be like to be in their shoes.

The majority of the children that this law would benefit would be those who their parents brought here, they didn’t choose to be here, they were forced in a way to be here. This is all they know, you can’t punish children because of what their parents did, kind of like labeling a child an alcoholic because their father was, that’s just ignorant. And besides you legal people have already paid for their educations half of those kids graduated from an American High School, its not as if they just came here they have been here, and have contributed to society you just don’t know it.

Well I think that they should pass the DREAM ACT! Why? Because not just because they are immigrants everyone has a right for an education, also just a fact that most forget about it that this country is made out of immigrants from EUROPE, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA, ASIA, and the list keeps on going! The only true Americans are the Native Americans cause the rest are Germans, Italians, Irish, British, French, etc. We shouldn’t discriminate anyone because every family has a past and in order to have a better future they had to Immigrate and that’s where your heritage comes from! Think, then judge! If their was no immigrants this country would not be recognize as the land of opportunities!

Hero, first please stop screaming in the form of ALL CAPS. Second, we are not talking about kids raised here in the US like “you and I” (by the way, that should be “you and me”). The kids that this bill would “help” are illegally residing in the US. They are criminals, according to the law. Are you a criminal? I don’t think so (and hope not).

This bill does nothing more than reward people for doing the wrong thing. Furthermore, I have to ask “how is it, exactly, that colleges and even our own military will allow someone in who is currently breaking the law?”

We should fix that problem first, and the result would be the erasure of this “DREAM” act because it is no longer necessary.

lol because their is such a thing as IRS, if their working and getting a check, a bank account, and not paying taxes. The IRS will hunt them down just like a drug dealer. lol and to get a ssn you need to be a resident at least, now if you ever seen the process it takes years, ie it takes up to ten years to go through the oath after your approved. hmm so think about it?

My that is a lovely straw man fallacy you have constucted.

>> maybe you didn’t know any better

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

>> with a language you can’t speak

That is Poor Prior Planning.

>> and just… stay there

That would likely be as illegal there as IT IS ILLEGAL HERE.

>> intolerance

One ought NEVER tolerate evil acts (like FELONY INVASION of America).

>> bigotry

It is neither irrationality nor hatred that propels the argument against giving citizen’s resources to FELONY INVADERS.

>> fascism

Enforcing the righteous laws of the land, justice, is NOT synonymous with fascism.

How can you prove that illegal aliens are paying taxes. Obviously they are paying sales tax on purchases, but what about property and income taxes? If they are here illegally, chances are they are not. If they are able to get a tax payer ID why can’t they get a SSN? Make it legal and there would not be a problem.

And people like you who do not care for other human beings are going straight to hell. Hope you are happy with that.

There are too many loopholes in the way its written. if an entire country can be divided by a simple phrase of “reasonable suspicion” and have numerous civil right organizations having penidng lawsuits due to this,Then, why not examine the way this proposed bill that you are advocating. This bill allows for American citizens like myself to pay for criminals to go to college. It allows for loop holes for those trying to harm us. If your that passionate about it, then get the writers of this bill to CHANGE how it is written.

(Part III)The Dream Act is not giving anybody a free pass because they still have to pay for tuition. An illegal immigrant will not pay less than me to go to the same school a go to, but the same. This is what America is all about and the Dream Act will get pass, whether or not these racist and selfish people like it or not. Instead of blaming the immigrants for our situation take a look at you self and accept your mistakes.

Citizenship is not a right. You therefore cannot deserve it.

If you are a

FELONY INVADER

you have no further recourse: your presence is detrimental to society.

(PART II) What about me? My illegal dad busted his butt to put me through college and I have now a degree in U.S. History from Texas A&M University, minor in American Literature, all paid for without grants, scholarships, or financial aids, only with hard work . But now I am a “roofer”, I help side by side with my dad, putting roofs over the heads of many Americans, doing a very hard job that not even U.S. citizens that dropped out of high school want to take.

If you are a

FELONY INVADER

your presence is detrimental to society.

It makes me feel less an educated human being to see and hear people Not wanting kids to have a chance at a decent Education and better future, the Movie Idiocracy mith very well be a predition of whats to come, or is actually happen. I say PASS THE DREAM ACT Give them a taste of THE FREEDOM that IS THE USA.

you do know that illegal immigrants also pay for tax right????

(PART I) My youngest sister was brought by my parents to the United States when she was 18 months old. Now she is a 17 year-old junior in high school, doesn’t speak a word of Spanish, she is Vice-President of the Student Council, member of the National Honor Society, and she is ranked #4 in a class of over 540 students with a GPA of 4.14. She wants to be a Nutritionist. Regardless of all of the terrible things my parents have made sneaking her into this country, and beyond all the rhetoric and philosophy we can throw around… what about HER, as a human being? What about her dreams in the only country she knows as Home? What about the people she could touch in a positive way with her career in Health Sciences? She will graduate with honors from high school, no doubt in my mind. And then what? Do we send her to clean houses with my mom?

PASS THE DREAM ACT : why is that not why a lot of you are from different backgrounds or did you all grow out of the Soil, papers are nothing yet it has became life with it we are define without it we are nothing. The bottomline is WE created this system to mold and better each other yet we do nothing towards any of it. No Heart have we only regrets,Wake people lets move foreward.PASS THE DREAM ACT.