Obama's Backdoor DREAM Act Even Worse Than You Thought

If it were a good bill, it could be described accurately.

The fact that it must be described inaccurately by its champion means it's a bad bill. Or, at the very least, an inferior bill to the one he describes in speeches.

1) The decree doesn’t just apply to illegal immigrants who were “brought to this country by their parents.” It also would give work permits to those who snuck across the border by themselves as teenagers. “Through no fault of their own” is a talking point for DREAM proselytizers, not an actual legal requirement. 2) The same goes for the phrase “and know only this country as home.” That’s a highly imaginative riff on the decree’s actual requirement, which is for 5 years “continuous residence.”

And 5 years continuous residence includes five half-year trips back home.

And if you're doing that, hey, you're welcome to do so. I'd prefer illegal immigrants at least spending some time in their legal country of residence.

But if they're doing that, obviously the US is not the only country they know as home.

posted by Ace at 12:33 PM

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