The dream act died

Most parents want their children to enjoy life and be happy, they don’t want them to be ignorant they want their children to have open options so when the time comes they can make the right decision in order to earn a living for themselves. The best way they can achieve this is by having a higher education.

Attending to college provides them the tools to get discipline, knowledge and also teach them to be competitive so they can succeed in life.
Unfortunately not every student can afford college specially, those illegal immigrant who were brought to this country by their parents when they where young kids. Now that they’re gown ups they don’t have the alternative to go to college, they can’t apply for loans, grants or financial aid, without mentioning the high tuition payments, as nonresidents they have to pay the double or even the triple comparing to a resident student.

In November of 2005, Senator Richard J.Durbin (of Illinois) introduced the "dream act bill" in the United States Senate; this bill would provide a path to American citizenship for immigrant students and those wishing to join the United States military. Those who entered the United States five years prior to the passage of the legislature and were under the age of 16 at the time of entry are eligible for a six year conditional residency status upon competition of an associates degree or two years of military service. If the applicant demonstrates good moral character at the end of the six years conditional residency, the applicant can apply for U.S. citizenship.
Shamefully the dream died last Wednesday by a vote of 52 to 44, the vote showed that Republican opposition remained resolute to any effort to give legal status to illegal immigrants. It also consumed the support of some Democrats for other immigration measures under discussion.
Due to all these factors illegal student don’t have any alternatives left than leave their dream behind, at least for now and keep hoping that one day they will be able to make their dream come true.

9/11 IS OVER.

In the column" 9/11 is over", Thomas L. Friedman criticizes an article from The Onions that talks about Mayor Rudy Giuliani (New York City )announcing his plan to run for president of 9/11. “As president of 9/11, I will usher in a bold new 9/11 for all.’ If elected, Giuliani would inherit the duties of current 9/11 President George W. Bush, including making grim facial expressions, seeing the world’s conflicts in terms of good and evil, and carrying a bullhorn at all state functions.”

Friedman made the following statement in respond to that quote: “Like all good satire, the story made me both laugh and cry, because it reflected something so true — how much, since 9/11, we’ve become ‘The United States of Fighting Terrorism.” In other words since the 9/11 attack following by The War against Terror our nation has been turning into something unrecognizable.

Friedman says that since 9/11 America has been socked and all our government has been focus on the War against terror instead of taking care of other important issues in our country. I totally agree with his column. It’s time to move on.

Yes, we do need more security and precautions to keep our people safe from terrorist but, we have to put an end to this nonsense war and get things straight so our lives can return back to normal.
He also mentions that the United States has been in decadence since then, concerning business, foreign affairs, infrastructure, the travel industry etc…
I feel that Friedman is trying to persuade people to make good conscience and vote for a leader who is going to end the War and put our nation back in track so we can be reunited by common purposes and not as common enemies, and together make the United States a better nation.


link to the article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/opinion/30friedman.html?n=Top%2fOpinion%2fEditorials%20and%20Op%2dEd%2fOp%2dEd%2fColumnists

POLITICS OF CONFIDENCE

George Bush presidency has left many problems unsolved as the war in Iraq and the New Orleans reconstruction among other issues. His presidency has not so far been political success losing his credibility and the American people trust even from the people who once believed in him. Yet some polls have called him one of the worse presidents during the United States history. Now that his term is about to end on Jan. 20, 2009, George Bush is leaving a great responsibility in the hands of our new leader in office. That’s not going to be an easy task but a dangerous assumption.
On October the 1st of 2007 Roger Cohen published an opinion column in the New York Times mentioning what the American people need as a leader “The next leader has to be curious. Presidential body language needs to say “I’m one of you.” We as U.S. citizens want a trustworthy president in charge of the future of our country someone who’s going to take care of important issues as the problems that emerged since 9/11, we most end the war in Iraq and find new ways to end terrorism.

The next president must work with our allies and focus on growth and integration propagating our values: pluralism, rule of law, independent media, and market economies to the other nations.
The Iraq-linked damage to U.S. credibility is too severe to be quickly undone.” The net loss of Western influence over the world means the ability of Bush’s successor to shape events is diminished.” Bush’s successor must confront one of this century’s central challenges: the transition to a low-carbon global economy, regional diplomacy involving Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iran, create new ways to improve third world countries economy as India, Brazil and Africa.
At the end of his article Cohen mentions that “the world will be much more dangerous without the responsible exercise of U.S. power in the name of barrier-breaking instead of barrier-building.” The next president must sell that conviction.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/01/opinion/01cohen.html?_r=1&n=Top%2fOpinion%2fEditorials%20and%20Op%2dEd%2fOp%2dEd%2fColumnists&oref=slogin