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“Dream Act” Snopes.Com version

Claim:   Implementation of Dream Act guidelines will grant amnesty to illegal aliens residing in the United States if they agree to enlist in the U.S. military or enter college.

Obama Dictates: AMNESTY NOW!

Origins:   The “DREAM” in the DREAM Act of 2011 stands for “Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors.” The proposed bill does not, as implied above, simply and automatically grant amnesty to all illegal aliens “residing in the United States if they agree to enlist in the U.S. military or enter college” — it allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the deportation of aliens and admit them to the U.S. for permanent residence on a conditional basis provided that they:

• Have been continuously present in the U.S. for five years.

• Were 15 years of age or younger when they initially entered the United States and are currently35 yearsof age or younger.
• Have been persons of good moral character since initially entering the United States.
• Have not ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
• Have not been convicted of any offense under Federal or State law punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than1 year;or 3 or more offenses under Federal or State law, for which the alien was convicted on different dates for each of the3 offensesand imprisoned for an aggregate of90 daysor more.
• Have been admitted to an institution of higher education in the United States or have earned a high school diploma or obtained a general education development certificate in the United States.

The Secretary of Homeland Security may later remove the conditional basis of the permanent residency status so granted to any alien provided that:

• The alien has been a person of good moral character during the entire period of conditional permanent resident status.
• The alien has not abandoned residence in the United States.
• The alien has acquired a degree from an institution of higher education in the United States (or has completed at least2 years,in good standing, in a program for a bachelor’s degree or higher degree in the United States) or has served in the Uniformed Services for at least2 years(and, if discharged, received an honorable discharge).

The DREAM Act also has not, as claimed above, been enacted by the Obama Administration. It was introduced to the Senate by Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois in May 2011 and was referred to a judiciary subcommittee on 28 June 2011. A similar bill was introduced to the House by Rep. Howard Berman of California and has likewise been referred to a judiciary subcommittee. Neither bill has
even been voted upon, much less passed and enacted.

Although the DREAM Act has not been passed by Congress, in August 2011 the Obama administration announced it would begin using prosecutorial discretion in deportation cases along guidelines similar to those outlined in that proposed legislation:

Unlike the provisions of the DREAM Act, however, the new policy on prosecutorial discretion does not authorize federal immigration authorities to confer permanent resident or any other positive immigration status on illegal aliens; it merely instructs immigration officers and prosecutors to take human considerations into account in determining whether to pursue a particular immigrant’s removal from the U.S. The new policy does not grant “amnesty” in the sense that it does not change the immigration status of illegal aliens nor authorize them to lawfully work in the United States, obtain government identification, or sponsor relatives to come to the United States.

Website and organization is despicable, ugly, unChristian and unAmerican

We like to give everyone an opportunity to speak their peace, so I am copying the content here of an email we just received:

"I think that this website and organization is despicable, ugly, unChristian and unAmerican. You should be ashamed of yourselves.  You think you are better then undocumented workers because you were born in this country?  You wouldn't do anything to save your family and improve your chance of survival if you were born in Mexico.  God help us against people like you. Shame on you and your racism and self-righteousness masked by patriotism. I'm getting a masters to fight ignorant haters like you. Good riddance"

I would like to reply to this person as follows:

1.  Not sure where the ugly part came in, I am usually considered at least average in appearance

2.  UnChristian?  Last I checked I was baptised, confirmed, and a church goer, but that isn't Christian enough, and further, I don't see the connection?

3.  unAmerican - Hmmm....when was defending our laws and protecting our county considered unAmerican.  Seems the opposite would be true.

Without revealing the name of the person who wrote this, I am going to estimate they don't have aboriginal North American heritage.   As a result, I am going to assume the writer is the descendant of an immigrant, probably a legal immigrant.

Same with me and with most people who stop by this site.  My grandparents came to the United States for a better life, just like your Grandparents likely did.  The difference is, they came here legally.  They followed a procedure, came in through immigration services.  They didn't sneak across the border illegally in the dark of night.

It seems your logic would also make robbing a bank OK to pay your house payment, and robbing the grocery store to feed your family instead of more traditional methods of taking care of those needs.

Editor

Illegal immigrants and drug trafficking in Clarkesville, TN

We received the following request:

“At apartment 113 northway dr. Clarksville Tn. 37042 there is always new immigrants comeing in staying a week or two then disappearing there is one who stays a josh marco hanney a woman american valerie coleman also resides at residence many times i see criminal activity cars come in then in minutes leave like drug trafficing id like as a tax paying citizen to see this investigated ”

We ask that you provide your information to the local police regarding the drug trafficking and that you report the illegal immigrants to ICE.  Call toll free at 1-866-347-2423.

This website does not intervene in any local matters, we are just a conduit for information on the topic.

Best of luck!

Delivery to stop Obama’s pro-amnesty attacks on AZ sheriff

From the Desk of:
Steve Elliott, Grassfire Nation

Obama’s pro-amnesty agenda is now resulting in a crackdown against Arizona sheriffs who dare to uphold our nation’s immgration laws.

Specifically, Obama’s heavy-handed Department of Justice has stripped Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s officers of their power to enforce federal immigration laws. Arpaio has repeatedly asked the DOJ for evidence into their assertion that his office profiles Latinos and bases immigration enforcement on racially charged complaints. As of this update, the DOJ has yet to provide the evidence.

This is outrageous. It is bad enough that Obama supports the amnesty agenda, but to turn the Justice Department against local law enforcement who are simply upholding our laws is unconscionable.

+ + Grassroots Americans Take Stand Against Obama’s Pro-Amnesty Attacks

In the past 24 hours, my staff has been in contact with Sheriff Joe’s staff and has arranged for an in-person delivery of our “Support Sheriff Joe” petitions during the first week of February.

This means you and I have an opportunity to support Sheriff Joe while sending a strong message that We The People will not tolerate Obama’s pro-amnesty hostility toward our nation’s law enforcement.

In just a few days we have already gathered more than 50,000 petitions. We want to hand-deliver 100,000 petitions to Sheriff Joe when we meet with him in less than two weeks.

Our records show that you have not yet signed this important petition.

Please go here now to sign and stand against Obama’s pro-amnesty attacks:

http://www.grassfire.com/196/petition.asp

As you know, Sheriff Joe Arpaio is being victimized by a politically motivated assault brought on by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice.

But it doesn’t end there. Arpaio is also the convenient target of a savage liberal media as well as radical immigration zealots — all of whom are looking to destroy a decorated and dedicated public servant committed to the citizens of Arizona.

+ +Conservatives United and Standing For Justice!

Our goal is simple. We want to hand-deliver at least 100,000 Letters of Support to Sheriff Joe’s office within the next two weeks. We anticipate national and local media will be there, and we’ll also invite local Tea Party citizens and key lawmakers throughout Arizona to join us as well.

And with your help right now, we can make a profound impact — a rally of sorts for what is good and decent in our great nation!

With almost 50,000 letters ready to be delivered, we are almost half way toward reaching our goal of 100,000, but we are counting on you

After signing, be sure to rally your friends and family members.

Encourage them to stand with you in support of Sheriff Joe, who is living up to his billing as “America’s Toughest Sheriff” by standing strong amidst increasing pressure – initiated by those who seek to destroy the work and reputation of the conservative lawman.

Thank you for supporting Sheriff Joe!

Grassfire Nation

P.S. Help us deliver 100,000 Letters of Support for Sheriff Joe – to his Phoenix office, Holder’s Department of Justice, and to Capitol Hill. Click here now to sign the letter of support:

http://www.grassfire.com/196/petition.asp

Then, consider ordering your copy of Grassfire Nation’s “2012 Tea Party Survival Guide.” This amazing 144-page resource gives you the blueprint to survive and thrive during this critical election year. Click here now to reserve your copy:

http://www.grassfire.com/20098/offer.asp

Grassfire Nation, a division of Grassroots Action, Inc., is a million-strong network of grassroots conservatives that is dedicated to equipping you with the tools that give you a realimpact on the key issues of our day.  Copyright 2011 Grassroots Action, Inc.

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Please place Oxnard, Ca. and Ventura County California on the list of sanctuary cities and counties.

Received an anonymous mail which read:

“Please place Oxnard, Ca. and Ventura County California on the list of sanctuary cities and counties.”

For all practical purposes, the entire state of California, every county, and every city is a sanctuary, but some are “official” and others aren’t.  If you have some specific documentation for Oxnard or Ventura Cty., please pass it forward, but otherwise they won’t be added to the list.

Sheriff Joe fighting back against Leftist Assault

Grassfire Nation Update

According to a just released Fox News report, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed “Toughest Sheriff” is living up to his billing by digging in his heals and fighting back against the U.S. Department of Justice …

Sheriff Joe, the report indicates, has “filed an appeal to a federal ruling that his office profiles Latinos and bases immigration enforcement on racially charged citizen complaints.”

You may also recall from our earlier updates, that Arpaio has repeatedly asked the DOJ for clarification into the charges against he and his staff — clarification that the DOJ has yet to provide.

Arpaio has also been very outspoken in accusing the DOJ of a politically motivated assault against his department because the Obama administration is courting the Latino vote. Arpaio alleges his commitment to law enforcement is getting in their way of getting votes.

Even worse, the DOJ has stripped Arpaio’s officers of their Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) credentials — further eroding law enforcement capabilities and putting millions of American citizens at risk!

Although no surprise, the fact that the Obama administration and the DOJ would put Americans at risk for the purpose of appealing to Latino voters is utterly offensive.

This isn’t an Arizona problem.

This is an America problem!

+ + “I’m Standing With Sheriff Joe!”

Americans from coast-to-coast and everywhere in between should be outraged by this administration’s behavior and actions towards Sheriff Arpaio and his dedicated team of law enforcement officials.

That’s why Grassfire Nation got involved — to give citizens a grassroots platform with which to react to this baseless assault that could seriously impact us all!

Since launching our national “Support Sheriff Joe” letter initiative, we’ve rallied 0 citizens who have quickly stepped up to show their solidarity for Arpaio and his staff.

This is a strong start, but we must amass at least 50,000 signatures of support over the next several days so that we are ready to quickly respond.

Please take a moment to stand with Sheriff Joe by clicking here:

http://www.grassfire.com/196/petition.asp

Signing today will give Grassfire Nation permission to represent you when we hand-deliver letters directly to the Department of Justice, key members of Congress demanding an end to this witch-hunt against the Sheriff.

Again, click here so that we may count you in these important upcoming deliveries:

http://www.grassfire.com/196/petition.asp

After signing, be sure to alert your friends and family members. Encourage them to stand with you in support of Sheriff Joe who is standing strong amidst increasing pressure — from an Obama-controlled media that are misleading the public in an attempt to destroy the conservative lawman.

Answer back right now by signing below and alerting your friends — urging them to click here to join you:

http://www.grassfire.com/196/petition.asp

Thank you for turning to Grassfire Nation!

Grassfire Nation

P.S. Don’t allow the Obama administration to silence conservatives like Sheriff Joe! Click here now and pre-order your copy of Grassfire Nation’s “2012 Tea Party Survival Guide.” This amazing 144-page resource gives you the blueprint to survive and thrive during this critical election year. Click here now to reserve your copy:

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Grassfire Nation, a division of Grassroots Action, Inc., is a million-strong network of grassroots conservatives that is dedicated to equipping you with the tools that give you a realimpact on the key issues of our day.  Copyright 2011 Grassroots Action, Inc.

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Immigration courtrooms silent during ICE review

WOW!! She Did It Again!!! Prime Minister Julia Gillard

The Good of the USA

My Grandfather watched as his friends died in
WW I…

My Father watched as his friends died in
WW II and Korea …

I watched as my friends died in
Vietnam ..

None of them died for the
Mexican Flag…

Everyone died for the
U.S. flag…

In Texas , a student raised a Mexican
flag on a school flag pole;
another student took it down.

Guess who was expelled…

the kid who took it down.

Kids in high school in California were
sent home this year on Cinco de Mayo
because they wore T-shirts with the
 American flag printed on them.

Enough is enough.

The below e-mail message needs to be
viewed by every American;
and every American needs to stand
up for America .

We’ve bent over to appease the
America-haters long enough…

I’m taking a stand…

I’m standing up because the hundreds
of thousands who died fighting in
wars for this country, and for the
U.S. flag can’t stand up…

And shame on anyone who tries to make
this a racist message…
    

Let me make this perfectly clear! 

THIS IS MY COUNTRY!

And, because I make This statement

DOES NOT

Mean I’m against immigration!!!

YOU ARE WELCOME HERE,
IN MY COUNTRY!

To come through legally:

1. Get a sponsor!

2. Get a place to lay your head!

3. Get a job!

4. Live By OUR Rules!

5. Pay YOUR Taxes!

And

6. Learn the LANGUAGE like immigrants

have in the past!!!

AND

7. Please don’t demand that we hand
over our lifetime
savings of Social Security Funds to you.

If you don’t want to forward this for fear of offending someone,
Then YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM!

When will AMERICANS STOP giving away
THEIR RIGHTS???

We’ve gone so far the other way…
bent over backwards not to offend anyone…

But it seems no one cares about the

AMERICAN CITIZEN

that’s being offended!

WAKE UP America !!!

Media more interested in pushing amnesty than the facts on illegal immigration

From the Desk of:
David Martin, Executive Vice President
Media Research Center

Millions of Americans are unemployed.  State and local governments are under tremendous financial pressure, much of which is caused by having to provide hundreds of billions of dollars in benefits to illegal immigrants and their families.  The Obama Administration is slashing funding for border enforcement,  and instead of covering this outrage and the financial burden caused by illegal immigration, the liberal media prefer to generate sympathy for those that are breaking the law.

• CBS Evening News featured a report on Alabama’s tough new immigration law.  The reported centered around a family that has been here illegally for 13 years.  The piece portrayed them as living in fear, but brave enough to stay an fight an unjust law. (NewsBusters.org 11/24)
• NBC Evening News’ Brian Williams and Kate Snow reported on Alabama’s new immigration law, brazenly comparing it to segregationist laws of the past with Snow stating, “They feel like Alabama blacks of the Jim Crow era.” (NewsBusters.org 11/15)
• NPR ran a report from a pro-amnesty rally, comparing illegal immigrants being made to follow U.S. laws with victims of a civil rights era bombing in the 1960s. (NewsBusters.org 11/22)
• MSNBC contributor Melissa Harris-Perry took the week of Thanksgiving to make the on-air declaration that the Pilgrims were illegal immigrants. (NewsBusters.org 11/26)

The liberal media have clearly chosen sides in the immigration debate and the rule of law doesn’t matter to them.

+  +  As the liberal media are pushing amnesty, they’re mum on the work of their friends in the Obama Administration dismantling what little border enforcement is in place.

MRC’s CNSNews.com reported this morning that the Obama administration has slashed spending on border fencing, infrastructure and technology, cutting it by more than half since it peaked under President George W. Bush in fiscal 2008.  This leaves 1,300 miles on the US-Mexico border unfenced. As commander in chief it is President Obama’s responsibility to secure our border; he’s not doing it and the media are happy to ignore that fact.

The Obama Administration has increased annual spending by almost $1 Trillion since 2008, yet they’ve chosen to cut spending on border fencing by 56%.

As the topic of illegal immigration becomes a top news story due to the Republican primary debates, new laws passed, and the costs of illegals at all levels of government, the liberal media are ignoring this bombshell story.

Click here to read CNSNews.com’s full report on this frightening abandoment of one of the core responsibilities of the federal government – protecting our borders!

Stretching back decades, the liberal media have distorted the costs, crimes and dangers associated with massive illegal immigration.

Help us make the largest possible statement when we deliver our petitions to ABC, NBC, CBS and NPR.

Thank you for standing with us on this crucial issue!

David