NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Around 40 students, teachers and other supporters of the Dream Act carried two coffins from Vanderbilt University to Senator Bob Corker's office on West End Avenue Wednesday. The goal was to encourage the Tennessee senator to help push along a bill in Congress aimed at helping immigrant students gain entry into college or find work. Group spokesperson Arely Bravo told News 2, "We want them to support our dreams. We want him to support the Dream Act to help us further our education." The students had two full-size coffins filled with diplomas, awards and college acceptance letters. "The coffin represents the fact that after high school, many immigrant students find that their dreams die," said volunteer and Davidson County school teacher Molly Sehring. "In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, sometimes it's very important to dramatize an issue, and that is what we're doing today, we're dramatizing the fact these kids dreams are dying after high school graduation." The students marched just over a mile on West End Avenue to reach the senator's office. While he was not in Nashville on Wednesday, two of his staff members met with the group, listened to their concerns and accepted dozens of letters from students. In a statement concerning the Dream Act, the senator's staff, "Senator Corker understands the importance of higher education but has concerns about the details of this legislation and its potential effect of encouraging illegal immigration." http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=12886551
Immigration - 5 Answers
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I think they need to stop demanding everything for free here and go back to Mexico and demand free things there! Their sense of entitlement seem to know no ends! Next they will be demanding free, government-paid gold watches and diamond jewelry for illegal men and women! Coffins? Give me a break! They sure love to play the martyr role don't they?
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If the "students" are indeed illegals, they should have been detained for ICE, and deported. Regardless of bleeding heart liberal opinion, illegal aliens should have absolutely no rights in this country, certainly not free education, or anything else. They should be actively pursued, confined in a tent type jail, then deported. Second offense, 2 years confinement at hard labor, doubled for every repeat offense. Same for those who hire or transport illegals. We must stop the invasion from the south, or perish as a nation.
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wouldn't it be nice if our so called representative of American citizens were as concerned about our children being able to afford college as well as find a job.
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They are becoming more embolden with their protests and actions that are not cutting it with the American people. I believe it's time to have our rights looked into, instead of a bunch of illegals. They have no rights here in America. We didn't ask them to come here, but we sure the hell want them to leave. It's time to start throwing tomatoes at them.
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This goes to far here I am paying $197 in loans monthly and I have yet to ask when is someone else gonna pay it back for me. I am sick and tired of all the bs! When was the last time American citizens marched on a Senator and demanded free college. What the fuck? I'm just too through and I am beginning to fester
