Hapless Harry Reid (He's the hapless one in the center.)
Harry Reid is announcing that he is inserting the DREAM Act into a defense bill as reported by Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/15/republicans-reids-immigration-proposal-political-ploy/
I am not against some kind of reasonable and humane solution for those who were brought here illegally as small children. Interestingly, what is new about fast-tracking non-Americans who serve in the US military to citizenship? When I was in the Army, one of my fellow MPs was a Greek national who had been working as an interpreter in the UN. He was going to get his citizenship expedited upon his discharge. I don't think going to college had anything to do with it.
But my point here is that immigration issues, especially controversial ones, should not be slipped into bills that have nothing to do with the issue. (I know, I know; it's done all the time.)
I think this measure should be debated on its merits and passed or rejected as appropriate. Of course, Reid has 24 years of experience in doing this kind of stuff. I'm sure he is using his experience as an argument in his race for re-election. His experience is one reason (hopefully) he will be thrown out of office.
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I would have loved to see him tossed out by voters attracted to an intelligent, competent, Republican with innovative new solutions to America's most pressing problems. The Democratic Party would be much better off without him. Unfortunately, the alternatives voters have been offered is Right Angle, which means, most likely, the Harry Reid will be at it again for another six years.
I agree that each bill should be limited to the subject matter of the original bill, and separate measures should be introduced in separate legislation. Unfortunately, nobody's hands are clean on that maneuver, and nobody is going to give it up until its off the table for everyone for all time. Its sort of like nuclear disarmament. Maybe a change in senate rules which can't be repealed without a three fourths majority?
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