Richard Durbin on the DREAM Act - NCLR Conference

U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks on why U.S. migration policy matters to him at the annual National Council of La Raza conference, in Chicago, IL, on July 25, 2009. Durbin tells his famous story on how he was first introduced to the plight of unauthorized migrant youth in the U.S.

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• DREAM Act
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• Illegal
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[TeslaDRay]

oh shut up dick. you used to be good.

[yourandy]

@jonat89 Horse shit.. It's greedy short sighted fuckers screwing their own countrymen. OH there's nothing we can do about it waa-waa-waa...PHHH buy what American you can. Stop listening to the GOBAL goones like Obama. The US can only go down if this type thinking continues.

[yourandy]

@jonat89 SO! That's no escuse to break the law! Not to mention what you said is total BS! US manufacturing is moving to Mexico and abroad for CHEAP labor so the native population have jobs available DRRRRR! It sickens me how many sell outs there are here looking for the short term buck, fucking there own nation by moving manufacturing... Piss-off turd ball.

[jonat89]

@jonat89 though i'm a us-born citizen i realize that the US had this coming, it about time that the rest of us realize that! and quite frankly, the US cannot go on without cheap labor from "illegal"-- I don't see anyone doing those dirty, tough jobs!!! again, the US has a double standard take on illegal immigration, its just not willing to admit this.

[jonat89]

@yourandy so why do people come here illegally in the first place, right? for one thing the US permits trade policies that allow rich corp. to go into other countries for cheap labor. these corp. are massively producing and native workers/ co./ laborers/ growers cannot catch up with such corporations. so what happens when the countries cannot subsidize/ support the people? you look for a job! and and the US has those jobs! this wont stop anytime soon, its been hundreds of years in the making

[kerthialfad]

Durbin's mom came here legally. Big difference. He's bluring the line between immigrants and crooks.

[GLIGLLE445]

for the person that typed this and anyone who thinks that way.

"....Why do you people think you should take American citizens childrens spots in college..."

Let me tell you that one is taking no one's spot in collge. Student get accepted for what they have to offer and because of their hard work. Many of these students have to offer alot of good things to the u.s and make a difference even if they are undocumented. What have many of yous done! nothing im sure. Why bother say s*** then!.

[jjac451]

no on the dream act

[KJoLe2494]

Because arguing on youtube will get you people anywhere. Especially you @tncdel, why don't you become our next President and bring down the Dream Act yourself. You talk like an erudite on youtube; why don't you talk like that in the next Presidential Campaign?

[yourandy]

Was she ILLEGAL? Nope.... Stop talking about legal immigration. It's great. ILLEGAL immigration on the other hand NEEDS TO STOP. NOW! NO to the DREAMers act. Go home come in legally