THE DREAM ACT BILL "PRO OR CON"

Essentially, the bill applies not only to minors meeting its certain requirements, but also to illegal immigrant adults who can technically be age 34 at the date of enactment. Despite this explicit fact, the legislation’s proponents have omitted this from their advocacy of the issue. Take Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), for instance, who pushed to include DREAM in a defense appropriations bill. The Senator didn’t even make mention that the legislation encompasses a broader segment of illegal aliens than merely minors.

“This amendment will ensure that millions of children who grow up as Americans will be able to get the education they need to contribute to our economy. Students who come to America before age 16 and who have been here for five years should be able get their after they go to college or serve in the military. And many who have volunteered to defend our country can finally become citizens of it,” he said in a statement.

Likewise, the nation’s largest civil rights and advocacy Hispanic organization La Raza, also pushed the amendment as primarily having a minors bent without mentioning the broad age range of illegals to whom it would apply if enacted. Their position on the statement is:

"a path to U.S. citizenship for hardworking and talented immigrant students who have been raised in the U.S., is critical to improving the pipeline from high school to college and providing meaningful employment for Latinos.”

Information gathered from an independent council man from California.

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Medical Marijuana Pro or Con?

This information comes from the US National Commission of Marijuana and Drug Abuse

"This Commission believes society should continue actively to discourage people from using marihuana, and any philosophical limitation is relevant to the means employed, not to the goal itself.

FOR THESE REASONS, WE RECOMMEND TO THE PUBLIC AND ITS POLICY-MAKERS A SOCIAL CONTROL POLICY SEEKING TO DISCOURAGE MARIHUANA USE, WHILE CONCENTRATING PRIMARILY ON THE PREVENTION OF HEAVY AND VERY HEAVY USE.

We emphasize that this is a policy for today and the immediate future; we do not presume to suggest that this policy embodies eternal truth. Accordingly, we strongly recommend that our successor policy planners, at an appropriate time in the future, review the following factors to determine whether an altered social policy is in order: the state of public opinion, the extent to which members of the society continue to use the drug, and the evolving social attitude toward the place of recreation and leisure in a work-oriented society."

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