The legislation, titled The American Dream Employment Act, would change the law preventing the House and Senate from employing anyone who is neither a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident seeking naturalization. Under current law, individuals allowed to work in the U.S. through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, cannot be hired by any branch of the federal government.
"Telling these young people they cannot work in the seat of our government is like telling them they deserve something less than the American dream. That's the wrong message to send — especially from an institution like Congress that could really benefit from their unique abilities and perspectives," Kirkpatrick, who is running for Senate as a challenger to Republican Sen. John McCain in Arizona, said in a statement.
Her legislation would create a new exemption for DACA recipients to work for congressional offices. The bill would not affect any other federal agency or department.
Source: Washington Examiner
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Figures coming from a liberal democrat.
Isn't there a law against a sitting senator to solicit an illegal act???
Thursday I was in DMV in Salisbury to acquire a new title and tags for a vehicle we just purchased. A guy in front of me had moved here from Pennsylvania and had been living in Maryland for 3 months and was trying to get a Maryland drivers license. He had a folder of paperwork including his Pennsylvania license, SS card, proof of address both from USPS and two utility bills he had received there and receipts from his rental payments and verification of employment. His application was rejected because he did not have a notarized birth certificate or passport. Yet, Maryland passed a law that allows illegal immigrants to get Maryland drivers licensees. Are our lawmakers stupid or what? What in the Hell happened to common sense?
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