Immigration End Game: DREAM Act Defeated in the Senate

I keep hearing the phrase "comprehensive immigration reform", how about we try comprehensive immigration law ENFORCEMENT for a few years and see how that works. We dont need to change any immigration laws, we dont enforce the laws we have now.

my wife is russian and she jumped through the hoops... like disease testing, criminal records test.. I also had to prove that I couls suport her and the tax payers wouldnt be burdened.. now I know she never harvested any grapes, but she does teach at the university..My point is if we HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW WHY NOT THEM??????????????????

Good to see our elected officials actually listening to what the people of this country want. It makes me sick that myself, at forty-two, college educated... cant find a job making more than minimum wage and cant afford health insurance. While I watch illegals getting free health care and government assistance. I pay my taxes and SSI yet I am told I dont qualify for help? I haven't spent the last twenty-seven years paying into the system to support a bunch of illegals. Close the borders, send all of them back to their respective countries, and start getting this country back on its feet.

I am american citizen but I did not born in here......but,how I respect and love this blessed country,today I am very happy to see how our legislators act with common sense and nationalism stopping Democrats intent to reward people than do not respect our country.My vote for Republicans on 2012!!!!GOD bless USA!

If the children came when they were under 18, then found out they were illegal when they turned 18 and wanted to go to college. why did they not report to the police that a crime was committed?

All this mean is that things will continue as it is, with more illegals coming in everyday. Ten years from now the problem would double, and at some point the US will be a nation of illegal immigrants. Get this folks. The illegals are not going to leave just because your elected officials could not agree on anything.

GE has closed or is in the process of closing six plants in the USA. Plants in Morrison & Bloomington, IL., Fort Wayne IN among them. Huge corporations and small ones have enjoyed employing Americans but have found it expensive. They found new lands where slave wages can be paid and obscene profits can be gained. They also found that paying "illegals" a minimum wage, and specially getting away with employing millions of them, was not as obscenely profitable. thatgirljdbubba1zfgjem and the rest of you, can line up for the low wage jobs coming down the pipe.

It is obvious that the Right Wing element of the Republican Part is using the filibuster as it's ultimate weapon to stay in control of congress and the passing of laws like the DREAM act for children of immigrants living in the United States.

It is obvious that the Republicans are breaking the spine of this country which i based on beinga melting pot. After everyone of the members of the Republican party are not rooted in the American Indian who were the original "citizens" of this country. All there past is at some point "immigrants."

By blocking the Dream Act, all Rpublicans are saying is they want to maintain the status quo. Meanwhile, the illegals are going nowhere since most have established roots here, and more coming in daily. There are better ways to handle the situation other than doing nothing. Doing something doesn't have to mean mass amnesty. Create a criteria of who should be allowed to stay, and the rest have to leave voluntarily within a period of time or face criminal charges and forced deportation. Securing the border first means nothing but a delay tactic to actually do nothing. Fix the broken immigration system for good now!

i come from legal immigrants, as most peiople in the United States do. My Great Grand Parents did well for themselves and hired mostly other Irish. They helped them get educated and become Americans first but always pround Irish. Do it right or stay home, no matter how much you have to offer.