Illegal Aliens Out of the Shadows, Welcomed at Senate Hearing

[Paslode]

llegal Aliens Out of the Shadows, Welcomed at Senate Hearing
by Audrey Hudson (more by this author)
Posted 06/29/2011 ET
Updated 06/29/2011 ET

It’s not unusual for politicians on Capitol Hill to recognize citizens during hearings on legislation that would have a positive or negative impact on their lives.

But that tactic took a different turn this week when hundreds of illegal immigrants filled the largest hearing room in the Senate to openly participate in the proceedings.

And they did so without threat of arrest from the nation’s chief immigration law enforcement official who was sitting in the front row: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Many of the illegal immigrants were recognized by name by Sen. Dick Durbin (D. –Ill.) who led the panel, and commended by Obama administration officials who want to give them legal status under sweeping legislation called the DREAM Act.

The DREAM Act would give permanent legal status to illegal immigrants, up to age 35, who arrived in the United States before age 16, provided they complete two years of college or serve two years in the military.

“The young people who would be eligible for the DREAM Act call themselves dreamers,” Durbin said. “Over the years, I have met hundreds of these dreamers, and hundreds of them are here today,” Durbin continued.

Durbin introduced about a half dozen of the illegal immigrants by name and asked them to stand, as he told their story of how they were brought into the country illegally by their parents. Although they had attended U.S. schools, Durbin said they
could either not get jobs or faced problems pursing higher education because of their illegal status.

“Let me ask everyone here today who is a DREAM Act student to stand and be recognized,” Durbin said.

Nearly everyone in the audience stood.

“Thank you so much for being here,” Durbin said.

Just 24 hours before the hearing was scheduled to convene in the rather small hearing room of the Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building which seats about 100 people, Republican staffers were notified that Democrats had moved the proceeding to room 216 of the Hart Building.

Better known as the “media room,” that hearing hall can seat 300 to 400 and is typically reserved for large gatherings, like confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justices.

Napolitano told this subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee that although the large group gathered was part of the population that is subject to deportation; there was no enforcement of the law that morning.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.p...t=yes&id=44558

[Dusty]

I actually don't have a problem with a kid receiving Citizenship if he serves 2 years in the Military.

My problem is with the government leaders who are accessories to what is now a crime.

Worn-out rhetorical question: If it's not criminal, why are they called "illegal"?

[MTN Medic]

Originally Posted by Dusty

I actually don't have a problem with a kid receiving Citizenship if he serves 2 years in the Military.

My problem is with the government leaders who are accessories to what is now a crime.

Worn-out rhetorical question: If it's not criminal, why are they called "illegal"?

Ditto brother.

[sinjefe]

To me, it is disgusting to have our government, to include the Secretary from DHS, inviting, with no ramification, people here illegally for a PR stunt. It is a sickening display of party politics and raw ideology.

[rubberneck]

Nothing like putting politics ahead of the law. No doubt the Dems view illegal aliens as the ticket to permanent control of the government. Give the 30 million plus illegals a seat at the table with citizenship and free handouts and they have just bought themselves 30 million votes. It is that crass.

[steel71]

A Judicial Watch investigation reveals that federal funding for a Mexican La Raza group that for years has raked in millions of taxpayer dollars has skyrocketed since one of its top officials got a job in the Obama White House.

The influential and politically-connected National Council of La Raza (NCLR) has long benefitted from Uncle Sam’s largess but the group has made a killing since Obama hired its senior vice president (Cecilia Muñoz) in 2009 to be his director of intergovernmental affairs.

Ignored by the mainstream media, Judicial Watch covered the appointment because the president issued a special “ethics waiver” to bring Muñoz aboard since it violated his own lobbyist ban. At the pro illegal immigration NCLR, Muñoz supervised all legislative and advocacy activities on the state and local levels and she was heavily involved in the congressional immigration battles that took place in the George W. Bush Administration.

Cont: http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/20...a-hires-its-vp