I hope they mean to carry out the fight in the correct manner:
The first step is to offer a major amendment which would supplement the provisions with
1. (The most crucial thing) A prohibition on “chain” immigration using a DREAM Act beneficiary as the anchor. Something along the lines of “Permanent residency or citizenship attained through the provisions of this act shall not be considered as the basis for family-reunification applications for residence or citizenship in the United States”.
2. A package of border enforcement provisions, including funding for them.
3. Funding for better enforcement against employers knowingly hiring persons in the U.S. illegally and against identity fraud by persons in the U.S. illegally.
If the amendment goes through, don’t fight further, everyone vote their conscience on the amended bill. If it fails, step two is to throw as many procedural roadblocks, including a filibuster in the Senate in the way of the blasted thing.
Now, if you think the amendment will fail for sure, you might ask, “why bother?” Because this puts the ‘Rats and RINOs on record as supporting a covert blanket amnesty-with-track-to-citizenship, rather than (as they claim) merely not wanting to visit the crimes of parents on their children.
NO - NO Compromise on the Dream Act - just stiff arm it and DARE any Republican Senator to waver. Report any wavering Senator to the army of Tea Party members and have them chastised from the Senate Floor...
Mount a massive Tea Party - phone - fax and email campaign - even D.C. protest in mass to stop this craziness.