Monday, September 20, 2010

General Colin Powell on Immigration / Dream Act

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(Republicans) have got to take a hard look at some of the positions they’ve been taking. We can’t be anti-immigration, for example, because immigrants are fueling this country. Without immigrants, America would be like Europe or Japan with an aging population and no young people coming in to take care of it. We have to educate our immigrants. The Dream Act is one way we can do this. That’s before the Congress this coming week…

“The Dream Act, in a nutshell, says if you are a young person and you were brought here by your parents and you’re in illegal status, if you have finished high school, and we will give you a six-year temporary residency, and if, during those six years, you finish two years of college or you go into the military service for two years, then you’re on a path to citizenship. That’s good.

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