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...that vein, the Federation for American Immigration Reformâ????a national organization that seeks to improve border security and stop illegal immigrationâ????opposes the proposal, viewing it as a â????classic example of a mixed message,â???? according to FAIR spokesman Ira H. Mehlman. The DREAM Act, he said, seems to tell illegal immigrant parents, â????Donâ????t come here, but if you do, your kids will be rewarded.â???...
...Balderasâ????who said he cannot remember ever not speaking Englishâ????was only 4-years-old when he immigrated to the United States from Mexico with his family to escape domestic violence. Balderas' supporters argue that undocumented youth like him did not have a say in choosing to break the law when crossing into the United States...
...????Thereâ????s no question that [Balderas] and students like him are in a difficult situation, but it is a situation of his parentsâ???? making,â???? Mehlman said. â????When parents violate the immigration law, somehow society has to deal with the consequences.â???...
Though Beck said he believes that students like Balderas need a legal remedy for their undocumented status, he added that the remedy has to create as small a negative impact on the legal residents in the United States as possibleâ????which the DREAM Act, as currently proposed, would not provide...
...Beck said, the amnesty would create incentives for more people to break the law, and people who did break the lawâ????the parents who brought over their childrenâ????should not be able to benefit from the amnesty...