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Durbin the Turban’s revived amnesty plan

What’s he got to worry about?  Illinois is bluer than the ice water in Shrillary’s veins.  From Slate:

Demi-Semi-Amnesty: Democratic Sen. Durbin’s revived “DREAM Act” is typically billed as a way to address “the tragedy of young people”–students who were brought into the country when they were very young, and now want to attend college. I was going to criticize it because it inevitably offers an incentive to future illegal immigration–i.e. “sneak across the border and your already-born children can go to U.S. colleges, pay in-state tuition, and become citizens!” It seemed precisely the sort of compassionate measure that should become possible after the borders had been shown to be secure for several years (as opposed to after a few quick showy raids and deportations).

But it’s actually not that bad. It’s much, much worse! Kris Kobach persuasively argues that, thanks to loose drafting, it’s potentially a huge de facto legalization program of the sort many observers thought had been defeated. For example [emphasis added]:

There is no upper age limit. Any illegal alien can walk into a U.S. Customs and Immigration Ser­vices office and declare that he is eligible. For example, a 45 year old can claim that he illegally entered the United States 30 years ago at the age of 15. There is no requirement that the alien prove that he entered the United States at the claimed time by providing particular documents. The DREAM Act’s Section 4(a) merely requires him to “demonstrate” that he is eligible—which in practice could mean simply making a sworn statement to that effect.

There’s more–e.g., once you file an “application,” you can’t be deported. …See also Noam Askew. … Action Plan: Ask John McCain about the “DREAM Act” on his new “Forget Immigration!” Tour.

No word on whether Lindsey Grahamnesty or Lettuce McCain will sign on to this, but I’m thinking they would.

September 19, 2007 - Posted by crushliberalism | illegal immigration