Political payback delayed

Harry Reid's payback to political contributors was delayed. While the DREAM Act passed the House of Representatives, the bill didn't fare as well in the Senate. In the Senate, the DREAM Act was attached to a defense bill along with the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" bill. The DREAM Act was set to make over 2 million criminals living in our country illegally a path to citizenship. Once a citizen, they would be eligible to sponsor their entire family for citizenship, at least tripling that figure of 2 million. Illegals supporting the bill claim they can't get a job after they graduate college because of their immigration status, they mean they aren't supposed to be here and employers are following federal laws which prohibit the hiring of illegal aliens. Illegal aliens also claim they are unable to serve in the US military, last time I checked a US citizen had to have a waiver if they had a criminal background, even if they were allowed to enlist. Illegals don't have a criminal background, they are still criminals. Other supporters of the bill cite the point that they were children when they were brought here and it's not their fault. That is accurate to a degree, it may not have been their fault, by why does it make it my and every other taxpayers financial responsibility. If the federal government was enforcing their own laws, they children would have been deported along with their criminal parents. The United States is the only country that takes such an easy going attitude towards an illegal immigration problem. Some countries use their military, some build fences and some jail people illegally in their respective countries to curb immigration issues.
Reid's payback to the casino industry might have to wait as well. While the Internet Poker bill hasn't been officially defeated, Reid has not been able to rally enough support for the bill as a stand alone, so he's looking to attach it to the tax cut bill. That means that it is very likely the bill could pass. It shows what a sad state our political system is in, when payback to political contributors causes controversial issues to be attached to bills designed to stimulate a struggling economy, only to try and ensure passage. Opponents to Senator Reid's bill claim they will not allow it to be attached to the tax cut bill.

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