Saturday, December 18, 2010

Senate fails to support DREAM Act, blow to U.S. Latinos


“Some Senators Fail in Common Sense as they Block Passage of the DREAM Act in The U.S. Senate”

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today by a vote of 55-41, The United States Senate blocked the procedural cloture motion to stop debate that would have brought the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, better known as the DREAM Act, to the Senate floor for a vote by all Senators present. 
The following is a statement from Chief Arturo Venegas, Jr. (Ret.), Project Director of the Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative:
"Common sense was lost in the Senate today as 41 Senators voted against the procedural cloture motion that would have stopped debate and moved the historic DREAM Act to a floor vote.  The likelihood of passage on the floor was great and it would have paved the way for young immigrants to achieve their dreams and serve our nation.  Thousands of young people, who were brought to this country by their parents at a very young age and grew up as Americans, will now continue to be stuck in limbo, without the ability to work, further their educations or effectively give back to the only country they know.
We applaud those Senators and members of the House of Representatives who voted in support of this common sense legislation that has garnered bipartisan support in Congress and across the spectrum of American society.  We ask for the sake of these young people and America that they not give up and that they continue in their resolve to make DREAM a reality.  Today’s Senate action today proves that now more than ever, that this nation needs statespersons that can set aside politics and instead act in the best interest and values of our country.
These young people did nothing to bring about their shadowed status.  They are American in every way but in their resident status.  Law enforcement, like the military, educational, religious and other institutions in our country, see these young people as community members that need to be engaged not kept in a classless state.  We need them as active participants in the safety of our neighborhoods for the security of our nation.  This wrong needs to be set right.  It’s the common sense thing to do for these young people and it’s the right thing to do for America."

2 comments:

  1. There is a great story in the Bible about Joseph, one of the 12 sons of Israel, who had a dream that he would one day be a great leader and would not only save his 11 other brothers, but in fact would be their ruler. The brothers hated Joseph for sharing that dream with them, had so much envy, that they threw him down a giant hole, in hopes he would die.

    As it turns out, Joseph was found by some Egyptians next door to the land of Canaan and taken to its King Pharaoh, who was impressed with Him and his knowledge and wisdom and decided to place him in charge of his entire kingdom.

    As it turns out, later on his brothers were suffering in the land of Canaan and went next door to Egypt seeking food. Little did they know that their brother Joseph was now the head honcho of that country. They didnt recognize he was the brother they had cast out of the family, although Joseph knew. As it turns out, Joseph provided the family that had cast him out of their midst with food and sustenance, and they were henceforth not only grateful for he proviidng them with help, they had to acknowledge not only how wrong they were by casting him from the family, they also had to acknowledge he was now in charge of their future. It looks like Joseph's dream actually came true.

    The moral to this story is that America has cast off its highly educated immigration youth (due to their envy and spite), and they will now enhance whatever country they return or are banished to. The way America is going right now (down the road of decadence, hate and dishonor), it could very well be that these immigrant castoffs will turn out to be their economic salvation down the road. What was a dream for a few resourceful immigrant youth, that could have been shared by all America, could very well turn out to be one of their worst nightmares.

    Joe Ortiz, Author
    The End Times Passover (Author House) and Why Christians Will Suffer Great Tribulation (Author House)

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  2. There is a great story in the Bible about Joseph, one of the 12 sons of Israel, who had a dream that he would one day be a great leader and would not only save his 11 other brothers, but in fact would be their ruler. The brothers hated Joseph for sharing that dream with them, had so much envy, that they threw him down a giant hole, in hopes he would die.

    As it turns out, Joseph was found by some Egyptians next door to the land of Canaan and taken to its King Pharaoh, who was impressed with Him and his knowledge and wisdom and decided to place him in charge of his entire kingdom.

    As it turns out, later on his brothers were suffering in the land of Canaan and went next door to Egypt seeking food. Little did they know that their brother Joseph was now the head honcho of that country. They didnt recognize he was the brother they had cast out of the family, although Joseph knew. As it turns out, Joseph provided the family that had cast him out of their midst with food and sustenance, and they were henceforth not only grateful for he proviidng them with help, they had to acknowledge not only how wrong they were by casting him from the family, they also had to acknowledge he was now in charge of their future. It looks like Joseph's dream actually came true.

    The moral to this story is that America has cast off its highly educated immigration youth (due to their envy and spite), and they will now enhance whatever country they return or are banished to. The way America is going right now (down the road of decadence, hate and dishonor), it could very well be that these immigrant castoffs will turn out to be their economic salvation down the road. What was a dream for a few resourceful immigrant youth, that could have been shared by all America, could very well turn out to be one of their worst nightmares.

    Joe Ortiz, Author
    The End Times Passover (Author House) and Why Christians Will Suffer Great Tribulation (Author House)

    ReplyDelete