DREAM Will End Wednesday; Nelson's Nightmare Continues

Submitted by Anonymous on December 7, 2010 - 7:33am

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on the DREAM Act Wednesday. Chalk it up as another nightmare for Democrats.

The measure, which would grant in-state college tuition to illegal aliens who arrived in this country before they reached age 17, is widely viewed as another amnesty-style scheme.

Even former sponsor Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has awakened to DREAM's political and logistical costs. Ditto for many of the 23 Democratic senators up for re-election in 2012.

Speaking of which, the vote will be a horror show for Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who remains a co-sponsor. Florida Republicans already are lining up to torture him with this bad DREAM.

According to a Sunshine State News story last week, Florida taxpayers will be on the hook for $472 million in additional higher-education subsidies if DREAM passes.

Look for it to fail, and watch Nelson squirm.

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