DREAM act hidden in H.R. 5281 aka Removal Clarification Act of 2010?

flag-2The DREAM act, or backdoor amnesty may  be dead in the form of the “official” DREAM act, but another bill that has already passed the House called the “Removal Clarification Act of 2010″  may accomplish what the DREAM Act  intended to do. I haven’t heard a peep about this bill anywhere in the media. Since the jackwagons in Congress don’t bother reading bills themselves,  check out some of the wording in this bill:

(Sec. 7) Establishes an initial five-year period of conditional nonimmigrant status which shall provide for employment and specified travel authorization.

Terminates such status if the alien: (1) becomes a public charge; (2) receives a dishonorable or other than honorable military discharge; or (3) ceases to be a person of good moral character, becomes inadmissible or deportable under the terms of this Act, has participated in racial, religious, social, or political persecution, or has been convicted of certain federal or state offenses. (Returns an alien to his or her previous immigration status upon such termination.)

Extends such conditional status for an additional five-year period if the alien: (1) has demonstrated good moral character during the entire period of conditional status; (2) is not inadmissible or deportable under the terms of this Act, has not participated in racial, religious, social, or political persecution, and has not been convicted of certain federal or state offenses; (3) has not abandoned U.S. residency; (4) has earned an IHE degree (or has completed at least two years in a bachelor’s or higher degree program) in the United States, or has served in the Armed Forces for at least two years (or if discharged, was honorably discharged); and (5) has provided a list of each elementary school attended in the United States.

Authorizes, and sets forth the criteria for, a hardship exception to such extension requirements.

Provides for a $2,000 extension application surcharge (in addition to other applicable application fees).

(Sec. 8) Authorizes a conditional nonimmigrant to file an application to adjust his or her status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Requires such application to be filed during the period beginning 1 year before and ending on either the date that is 10 years after the date of the granting of initial conditional nonimmigrant status or any other expiration date as extended by the Secretary.

Requires such application to show that the alien: (1) has demonstrated good moral character during the entire period of conditional nonimmigrant status; (2) is not inadmissible or deportable under the terms of this Act, has not participated in racial, religious, social, or political persecution, and has not been convicted of certain federal or state offenses; (3) has not abandoned U.S. residency; and (4) if granted a hardship exception with respect to extension of conditional status, has subsequently complied with the appropriate requirements.

Requires an alien, prior to adjusting from conditional to permanent resident status, to: (1) satisfy citizenship (with an exception for physical or mental impairment) and federal tax requirements; (2) submit biometric and biographic data (with an exception for physical impairment); and (3) have had security and law enforcement background checks completed.

Authorizes an alien who adjusts to permanent resident status (and meets other specified requirements) to apply after three years in such status for naturalization.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to cancel removal and grant conditional nonimmigrant status to an alien who has satisfied the conditional status requirements prior to enactment of this Act; and (2) an alien who has met the appropriate requirements during the entire period of conditional nonimmigrant status to apply for permanent resident status.

(Sec. 10) Sets forth areas of jurisdiction under this Act for the Secretary and the Attorney General.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) stay the removal of certain aliens who are at least 12 years old and who are full-time elementary or secondary students; and (2) lift such stay if an alien is no longer enrolled in a primary or secondary school or ceases to meet the appropriate requirements.

(Sec. 11) Provides fine and/or imprisonment penalties for false application statements.

(Sec. 12) Sets forth: (1) the prohibited uses of information furnished pursuant to an application under this Act; (2) the required disclosure of certain coroner, law enforcement, or security information furnished under this Act or derived from such information; and (3) related penalties for violations of such provisions.

(Sec. 13) Makes an alien who is granted conditional nonimmigrant status or lawful permanent resident status under this Act eligible only for the following assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Assistance Act of 1965: (1) student loans; (2) federal work-study programs; and (3) student services.

(Sec. 14) Considers an individual granted conditional nonimmigrant status under this Act lawfully present for all purposes, except: (1) premium tax credits under the Internal Revenue Code; and (2) health plan reduced cost sharing under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Considers an individual who has met the requirements under this Act for adjustment from conditional nonimmigrant status to lawful permanent resident status to have completed the five-year period required for certain public assistance eligibility pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

(Sec. 15) Includes conditional nonimmigrants among those persons who may be enlisted in the Armed Forces.

(Sec. 16) Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.

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December 18, 2010 · Filed Under Illegal Immigration


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  • http://ndgoon.blogspot.com Goon

    That is unacceptable.

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  • Mia

    It’s even worse… The Removal Clarification Act (onto which the DREAM Act was attached), actually denies states the rights to investigate, charge and prosecute any federal officials suspected of wrongdoing….

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Julie-Christensen/100001766551746 Julie Christensen

    SNEAKY BASTARDS!!

  • http://srt778sgtpokey.spaces.live.com/ Gregory(Sgtggp)

    They need to rename this bill. The Taco Bell Bill. !6 years or younger, BONG! Run for the boarder!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001909748678 Chad MacDonald

    This article is correct. And wrong. And easy to explain why.

    Please read the H.R. 5281 the “DREAM Act” as was passed through the House and then voted down in the Senate.

    http://immigrationactionreport.blogspot.com/2010/12/read-dream-act-amnesty-bill.html

    The House did indeed attach the DREAM Act to H.R.5281 as an amendment. Pelosi needed a “vehicle” to “move” the legislation. This commonly happens and it was under full disclosure. All parties and leadership knew and were informed that H.R. 5281 was going to move the DREAM Act.

    This is the same bill that we defeated in the Senate on Saturday morning.

    This bill and the DREAM Act are dead for this year. Defeated and done.

    Thank you all for all your support and grass roots efforts!!

    Happy Holidays.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TE3YDKGLV2XQPQHCQ7CDDDSIZ4 James

    Congress needs to kill this bill as well!

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  • Jorge

    NO AMNESTY!!! we killed the Bad Dream Act, we, the lawful and law abiding citizens will kill any type of Amnesty. We need to e-mail and call ALL the congressmen and senators and let them know this. Pres. Reagan approved the 1986 Amnesty, that was a one time deal only, plus, the gov’t has approved 7 Amnesties since then. Merkel in Germany is deporting the turks, gypsies and illegals, she doesn’t care if the children were born in Germany. The french guy, norway and sweden are doing the same. I wish the criminal illegals would pull this farce on the chinks, or the japs, russia, cuba, korea, or even better, on Israel.

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  • bennie

    We must stay vigilante to keep them honest we need to be sure to bury the Dream act and any of it’s components for good. We must elect to congress those who are true Americans and respect the will of the people. Illegal immigration is the #1 cause of some of the fallout of our economy. This country must stop importing poverty these illegal aliens are not the best and brightest, they are parasites living off of the fat of the land (Our Tax Dollars) Enough It is past time to seal the border stop all entitlements and social welfare benefits to aliens and allow the deportation process to begin. Look at California and other states that are drowning under the weight of illegal aliens soon California will be history. I know it sounds far fetched but just stay tuned.Every congressional voice who supports any form of amnesty ever will pay a big price at the next series of elections until we replace them all with those who demand enforcement of our immigration laws. It is mind boggling to imagine professional, intelligent adults stick their heads in the sand and throw away an entire country to aid and abet millions # unknown of illegal aliens. The concept is crazy.

  • Tmbrown533

    Harry the weasel just wont give up!