Your dream is going to wait and, yes, if your came here illegally, you have committed a crime and thus, you are a criminal. Sorry, but you must obey the laws here.Webster's dictionary: Illegal ~ 1. unlawful; 2. illegitimate; 3. criminal 4. illicit; 5. unlicensed.
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In a final showdown on immigration legislation, the Senate on Saturday blocked a bill to grant legal status to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant children and young adults, likely taking the issue off the table for several years.
Known as the DREAM Act, the bill would have immediately legalized many illegal immigrants between 16 and 30, and would have offered a path to citizenship to some of them.
It was halted by a Republican-led, bipartisan filibuster, with senators saying they think voters want to see border security before any legalization.
"You're wasting your time," Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said. "We're not going to pass the Dream Act or any other legalization program until we secure our borders."
Hundreds of students, some of whom would benefit from the bill, packed the chamber's public gallery to observe the vote, with many of them wearing graduation caps on their heads.
They had spent weeks making visits to lawmakers' offices, pleading for action, and had their hopes raised last week when the House passed the bill — but were disappointed by Saturday's vote.
Sen. Richard J. Durbin, the Illinois Democrat who has led the fight to pass the immigration bill, pointed to them before the vote, urging his colleagues to have compassion for their plight.
"These people have been waiting for more than 10 years. Their lives hang in the balance," he said.
The final Senate vote was 55-41, leaving them five votes shy of the 60 needed to overcome the filibuster. Five Democrats voted for the Republican-led filibuster, while three Republicans joined Democrats in trying to move the bill through the chamber.
Known as the DREAM Act, the bill would have immediately legalized many illegal immigrants between 16 and 30, and would have offered a path to citizenship to some of them.
It was halted by a Republican-led, bipartisan filibuster, with senators saying they think voters want to see border security before any legalization.
"You're wasting your time," Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said. "We're not going to pass the Dream Act or any other legalization program until we secure our borders."
Hundreds of students, some of whom would benefit from the bill, packed the chamber's public gallery to observe the vote, with many of them wearing graduation caps on their heads.
They had spent weeks making visits to lawmakers' offices, pleading for action, and had their hopes raised last week when the House passed the bill — but were disappointed by Saturday's vote.
Sen. Richard J. Durbin, the Illinois Democrat who has led the fight to pass the immigration bill, pointed to them before the vote, urging his colleagues to have compassion for their plight.
"These people have been waiting for more than 10 years. Their lives hang in the balance," he said.
The final Senate vote was 55-41, leaving them five votes shy of the 60 needed to overcome the filibuster. Five Democrats voted for the Republican-led filibuster, while three Republicans joined Democrats in trying to move the bill through the chamber.
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