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Breaking: House Passes "Dream Act"

Posted on 12/08/2010 6:22:20 PM PST by Skeez

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To: Fiddlstix

It’s not like you to use that kind of language, my dear. I’m still voting for you for bestest FReeper.


181 posted on 12/08/2010 8:18:57 PM PST by TheOldLady (The only way to run our country is conservatively.)
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To: Windflier

Read on... this troll gets zotted. Very despicable soul.


182 posted on 12/08/2010 8:19:56 PM PST by antceecee (Bless us Father.. have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: STARWISE
Keep praying .. our enemies are NOT to be trusted.

Our enemies will not surrender, ever, and this is what keeps me up at night.

183 posted on 12/08/2010 8:20:24 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Bless and Protect Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: antceecee
Every time a troll is zotted on FR during the holiday season... an Angel gets it's wings!

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...and a baby hamster gets its broccoli.

184 posted on 12/08/2010 8:21:30 PM PST by rfp1234 (Badgers? We don't need no stinkin' badgers!)
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To: LibsRJerks

COMMITTEE ACTION: REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE  of 8-2 on Wednesday, December 8, 2010.
FLOOR ACTION:

MANAGERS: Polis/Foxx
111th Congress 
2nd Session

H.RES 1756

[Report No. 111-677]

 

Senate amendments to H.R. 5281 - Removal Clarification Act of 2010 (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act)

                                                                          

 

1. Provides for the consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 5281. 

 

2. Makes in order a motion by the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary that the House concur in the Senate amendments numbered 1 and 2, and that the House concur in the Senate amendment numbered 3 with the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

 

3. Provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

 

4. Waives all points of order against consideration of the motion except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI.

 

5. Provides that the Senate amendments and the motion shall be considered as read.

                                                                                                                

 

 

 

RESOLUTION

                                                                     

 

            Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 5281) to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendments thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI, a single motion offered by the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendments numbered 1 and 2, and that the House concur in the Senate amendment numbered 3 with the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. The Senate amendments and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to final adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question.

 

 

 

 

           

SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENT

 

            Under the amendment, a Dream Act applicant who meets the amendment’s requirements becomes a “conditional nonimmigrant.”  The Dream Act would allow an individual to obtain this conditional status only if he or she meets all of a set of requirements, including having been brought to the as a child 15 years old or younger, and is currently 29 years old or younger. The Dream Act further limits eligibility for conditional status by specifically excluding anyone who has committed one felony or three misdemeanors or is likely to become a public charge, among other criteria.

 

While they are in conditional status, Dream Act participants are excluded from receiving government subsidies to participate in the health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act.  They also would be ineligible for Medicaid, Food Stamps and other entitlement programs.  Furthermore, they are prohibited from obtaining Pell grants, Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants, and other federal grants.  However, they would be eligible for federal work study and student loans as well as social insurance programs to which they have contributed, as this would require them to earn or repay the money they need for their education.

 

Conditional nonimmigrant status must be terminated if the participant fails to continue to meet the conditions for receiving that status, including having good moral character, keeping a clean criminal record, and staying self-sufficient.  If the applicant has joined the military, status must be terminated if the applicant receives a dishonorable or other than honorable discharge. Under the bill, a successful Dream Act applicant receives a conditional status for an initial period of 5 years.  After those 5 years, the individual applies for an extension of their conditional status for a second period of 5 years.  The Dream Act would allow an individual to obtain the 5-year extension of their conditional status only if he or she has demonstrated good moral character during the 5-year period they have had conditional status; has lived continuously in the United States during the 5 years; and has either earned a degree from an institution of higher education, completed at least two years of post-secondary education in good standing towards a bachelor’s degree, served in the U.S. Armed Forces for at least two years and, if discharged, has received an honorable discharge.

  

 

After 10 years in conditional status, the Dream Act then gives this limited group of individuals the chance to earn lawful permanent resident status, but only if the applicant meets additional standards such as having paid taxes; having demonstrated the ability to read, write, and speak English and demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the history, principles, and form of government of the United States; having maintained good moral character throughout the 10 years; having lived continuously in the United States throughout the 10 years; and having once more submitted biometric and biographic information and completed security and law-enforcement background checks.

 

The Dream Act also contains a one-year application deadline.  An individual would be required to apply for conditional status within one year of obtaining a high school degree or a GED or the effective date of interim regulations under the Act. The Dream Act places the burden of proof on the applicant.  An individual would be required to demonstrate eligibility for the Dream Act by a preponderance of the evidence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

185 posted on 12/08/2010 8:23:11 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
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To: ReverendJames

You posted to a TROLL who was subsequently zotted. I posted a comment to you which alerted you to the fact he/she was a TROLL and you throw insults my way???? I must have missed something here....
My post to you was in agreement with you.


186 posted on 12/08/2010 8:23:20 PM PST by antceecee (Bless us Father.. have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: Comparative Advantage

I got no faith in the senate, I hope I am wrong.


187 posted on 12/08/2010 8:23:44 PM PST by Americanexpat
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To: rfp1234

Sweet!


188 posted on 12/08/2010 8:25:30 PM PST by antceecee (Bless us Father.. have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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To: GeronL

This is how they plan to get back in power.

The constitutional amendment we really need is one that says that no one who lost their seat in the November election can vote on anything during the lame duck.


189 posted on 12/08/2010 8:25:51 PM PST by Let's Roll (Save the world's best healthcare - DEFUND Obamacare!)
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To: Americanexpat

“I got no faith in the senate, I hope I am wrong.

I agree with you. I remember reading the assurances from posters on Free Republic that Healthcare Reform could not pass, yet......


190 posted on 12/08/2010 8:26:25 PM PST by texteacher
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To: darkwing104

Does the zotted knucklehead want to deport the Hungarian refugees as well?


191 posted on 12/08/2010 8:26:44 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Carl LaFong

It feels good to see a troll zotted quickly, good riddance.


192 posted on 12/08/2010 8:27:10 PM PST by GregH
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To: Texas Fossil

Can you break this down for us ignorant folks?
How will this go down?


193 posted on 12/08/2010 8:27:20 PM PST by Maverick68
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To: petitfour

You’re obviously on the wrong site.

Most of those kids, for whom your bleeding heart is bleeding over, HATE America, are more Mexican/Guatamalan/whaterver else in South America, than the residents of those foreign nations are and that goes for the illegal Irish, Chinese, Russian, etc. kids as well.

And just WHY should Americans pay for these criminals to go to college? Why should they get instate tuition, when American citizens from other states have to pay out of state tuition rates and these colleges?


194 posted on 12/08/2010 8:29:24 PM PST by nopardons
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To: darkwing104

IATZ


195 posted on 12/08/2010 8:29:38 PM PST by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: northwinds

196 posted on 12/08/2010 8:31:32 PM PST by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: no-to-illegals

I know .. and our guys are wimps. God help us.
Can’t even behave like victors .. AFTER the voters
handed them a huge, historic victory, including the
user’s manual with clear instructions!


197 posted on 12/08/2010 8:32:34 PM PST by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: antceecee

Lol! I love happy endings! :)


198 posted on 12/08/2010 8:34:16 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Chag Sameach!)
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To: Blue Highway; northwinds
...look at northwinds post history. They signed up right after the election in 2008 and didn’t start posting until June 2010.

Standard behavior for a stealth lib. He/she's outing themselves tonight, though, aren't they?

I called this liberal out for what it is, on the first post I saw it make tonight.

199 posted on 12/08/2010 8:34:21 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: dfwgator

:>)


200 posted on 12/08/2010 8:34:21 PM PST by Americanexpat
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