This is excerpted from the Tulsa World in an article by
Ginnie Graham. It gives me high Hope that children who are
Latinos who came here at a young age will be able to get
citizenship by graduating from high school,and attend college or enlist in the military. It will be fought by
Republicans but the path to citizenship requires a l,000
just to take the test and rigorous testing.
At present, only 272 undocumented Latinos are attending Oklahoma colleges. They are lobbying lawmakers and educating student groups. This is far from amnesty. One
must be here five years, graduate highschool and have six
years to graduate college or be in the military. There would be no access to financial aide for this. It would
take eleven years to complete the process.
It is called The Dream Act and I am all for it. I think
it would alleviate bitterness and raise living standards.
We all know they work like worker bees and at jobs no
white or black will have. Unfortunately, I have no hope of
it passing in Oklahoma until the rigid Republicans who will
go to the brink of ruin and jepordize our country are all
convinced that human rights are possible and in the end practical.