The Dream and the Military Component

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's initiative to attach the DREAM act to the defense authorization bill is appropriate due to the strong military component of the DREAM.
There are many successful ROTC trained young persons, willing to sacrifice, defend the country they consider theirs and serve honorably on the armed forces of the USA. They are just happen to be here since childhood, undocumented and without a path to a legalization.
Senator McConnell's assertion that the DREAM act attachment to the bill as "extraneous" is a disservice to the many members of the armed forces that choose to serve, some even died, without the benefit of the citizenship for themselves or/and their families, or many in the past that have served even as undocumented immigrants, before more strict laws and scrutiny was passed.
Right now only persons who are legal residents can enroll.
The young persons affected only need a chance to access a process of legal status only provided by legislative change trough the DREAM, because the" line" for them never existed.
Joe Arvizu, an ROTC member who died tragically after being medically deported is a great example of the aspirations of these dedicated youth. Honoring his dreams of service with the passage of the bill will be a great homage.

Quick Hit: The Baby Bully Parade

The GOP demonstrates once more how election season is the ugliest of all. Now we have to endure the sad spectacle of US Senators lining up in the Baby Bullying Parade, joining their manly voices to stage hearings that will challenge the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, seeking to deny birthright citizenships to children of the undocumented.

So far the Baby Bullies are Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and our own Arid Zone John McCain (R-AZ) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ).

Never mind that the Right to Citizenship on the 14th Amendment is one of the clearest concepts on it. Never mind that the Republican party is always shielding on the mantra of "defending the Constitution", and BTW aren't they the "Pro-life" people?

Obviously the Republicans are trying to create a bogus wedge issue on election season to unleash the xenophobic base of the party.

Of course denying citizenship to babies born of undocumented parents will (potentially) be used to negate public services to children, including basic nourishment and education. Great! what are we going to do with millions of non- citizens without education, and the most basic welfare.

Also their stance represent a disconnection on the real motivations for workers to immigrate to the USA- JOBS!. I've never met a undocumented immigrant who has come to this country to conceive and have children in the USA and wait more than 18 years to be claimed by a citizen son or daughter. There is no secret immigrant agenda of purposely having children in the USA. That is only the belief of people that would wish us immigrant workers were automatons without life and love.