Dreamers

Right now the Dreamers are in a state of limbo, seemingly forgotten about, at least in the media.

Of course the people live with the uncertainty and fears of not knowing if they can plan a future or if they have to face possible deportation to a place they probably don't remember and certainly don't know.

Imagine grabbing a teenage American and sending him to live in a foreign country, possibly with relatives, but no real roots.

Of course they would probably figure out something, we are as a species pretty adaptable, but it would be a cruel and inhumane thing to do.

There was a court decision that challenged the order abolishing the DACA program and said it was unconstitutional because it was vague.

Its not final and the thing about rulings like that is that they can be altered by reissuing the executive order with more rationale.

Still, we can't forget about the Dreamers or in fact about any of the undocumented people who are living in our country.

They aren't citizens but they still people trying to live their lives, support their families and be secure and happy.

I saw some interviews of voters in Arizona who speak as if the immigrants are stealing American jobs.

First, who are these unemployed Americans?

Second, do they even want the jobs performed by the undocumented immigrants?

Its a campaign message that doesn't stand up to scrutiny, but it apparently resonates with certain Americans who are either heartless or out of touch with economic reality.

Sad really.

Protesting Democrats Instead of Republicans

The end of year Government extension was what is called a clean bill, meaning it didn't include any additional provisions, including any changes to DACA.

Now enough Democrats supported this extension that it passed and the Government continues into January.

Some interest groups that wanted the bill held up unless something about DACA was done are now protesting the Democrats who voted for it.

That is fine but of course the reason a clean bill was used was to avoid long debates and a Government shutdown.

It should be noted that extending or replacing DACA isn't supported by many Republicans although it is supported by nearly all Democrats.

It was revoked by a Republican president and it would be pretty simple to pass a law that recreated DACA if the Republican majority introduced something reasonable.

However, shutting the Government down over DACA wasn't going to work.

Clearly many Republicans would be fine with shutting it down if it could be blamed on the Democrats.

The point is that protesting Republicans isn't effective, they may be voting against you anyways.

So direct your anger at your supporters, because they should shut down the Government instead of trying to get a compromise bill passed.

I find this the sort of logic results in Republican majorities and a dotard as President.

You are on my side but not enough on my side so I'll let someone who is against me win by not voting, or maybe even voting against you.

Politics is tough and I understand having an issue that is critical to you,

However, an all or nothing strategy often gets you nothing.

If you were happy that Hillary lost because Bernie was better, are you still happy?

Are you?