Dream Act Would Be Nightmare For America - Washington Times

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Dream Act would be nightmare for America Washington Times We have kids coming out of high schools and colleges who can't find jobs, and the competition will become even tougher if President Obama's arrogant and unconstitutional Dream Act is enacted. It is bothersome that Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican ... Opinion | The 'DREAM Act' negates real, legal American DreamMiami Student Dream Act on the way?Amsterdam News all 3 news articles »

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What a horribly prejudiced and falsely grounded opinion piece. On what basis could anyone call a DREAM act would be "arrogant" or "unconstitutional"? These are just loaded terms meant to alarm people and have them react emotionally, instead of thinking things through. I also hate how conveniently certain truths are misrepresented. The University of Denver isn't giving undocumented students a lower tuition rate than American students. They're giving an opportunity only to undocumented youths who attended (for at least 3 years) and graduated from a Colorado high school, or obtained a GED in Colorado. They pay a reduced out of state tuition rate of $3,358.30, whereas the full tuition rate is $7,992. The writer forgot to mention that in state tuition for American students is only $2,152 per semester. It's up for debate whether these students, who no doubt have worked and contributed to the tax revenue of Colorado, deserve a reduced rate from out of state students who haven't contributed a cent to Colorado public schools. That's very different from saying that undocumented immigrants have a tuition advantage over U.S. born or naturalized Americans. Even the $6.2 Billion figure isn't the complete picture. What about the billions such youths have already contributed through revenue taxes, and would continue to do so if given legal status?

Honestly, the entire article reads like the barely-concealed frustrations of an actual out-of-college American who couldn't get a job. I agree we're seeing tough times for students, but it's dishonest to push the blame on undocumented students, or say the problem will become worst if we're given a legal status. Honestly, in many cases people fail to think about their employment prospects when they choose a major. Times have changed greatly. In the past someone could major in French or Italian and still get a decent job because many positions didn't require a particular degree; they only cared that you attended university. This is hardly true anymore. As it happens, there are many opportunities right now. Most science and engineering based fields are seeing fantastic growth in job openings right now as the baby boomer generation begins to retire. Computer science is near the top of the curve too. Also, more than half of engineering/science PhD students in the United States are immigrants that came here through an H1B visa. They're only here because the native population isn't producing enough people interested in research. It's these graduate students who keep America competitive and give rise to new industries with their breakthroughs.

I know I'm sort of preaching to the choir with this comment, but these sort of opinion pieces really bother me.