On Wednesday, the House and Senate are scheduled to vote on the highly controversial DREAM Act, which would use taxpayer dollars to help fund the higher education of young illegal immigrants and expedite their path to legalization. So are supporters correct when saying this is a great way to help these young people become great contributors to society? How much would this legislation encourage further illegal immigration? How much would this cost taxpayers? Will the bill really put illegals with criminal records on the path to legal status? And does opposing this plan put Republicans at risk of a permanent backlash from Hispanic voters or will legal Hispanic residents be harmed the most from this legislation? We ask California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who is strongly opposed to the DREAM Act.
Archives for December 8, 2010
Three Martini Lunch 12/8/10
Greg Corombos and National Review’s Jim Geraghty relish President Obama’s descroption of his Democratic critics as ‘sanctimonious’, worry that Obama finally understands the message from the midterm elections and scratch their heads over the strategy that some Democrats believe can propel Obama to victory in 2012.