"The Senate will debate a proposal this week billed by some as a creative solution to two of the nation's hot-button issues -- immigration and the Iraq war.

If passed, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act promises a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who volunteer for military service.


"If they'll serve in the military for two years, or they'll complete two years of college, we can put them on a path to legal status," said Sen. Richard Durbin D-Ill.


The DREAM act has bipartisan support. On the Republican side, it's one of the few war-related measures Sens. John McCain and Chuck Hagel agree on. And the Democratic sponsors include Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.


The measure comes up for debate this week, as part of the massive Defense Reauthorization Bill. Some estimate about 360,000 illegal immigrants with high school diplomas and clean criminal records would be eligible.


The proposal presents answer for the military, which has had recruitment problems following a deadly and drawn out war in Iraq.


However, some immigration reform advocates believe DREAM would take advantage of the people who have the fewest options in life.


"I characterize it as a defector draft," said Jose Lara, an immigration reform advocate.



Green-Card Soldiers


Currently, more than 40,000 so-called green-card soldiers serve in Iraq. They are military personnel who are permanent legal residents of the United States, but not citizens.

But illegal immigrants are not allowed to enlist.


"The question is, 'What should we do with them,'" Durbin said. "Should we give them a chance to go on and serve this nation and make it a better place, or tell them to leave? I think it's better to use their skills."


Even though previous attempts at comprehensive immigration reform failed, some wonder if DREAM really is the best solution.


"We're looking for any option -- anything," Lara said, "and what they're giving us is, 'Go in to the military, die in Iraq, possibly come back maimed and then possibly gain citizenship.'"

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=3639418&page=2

oh god this doesnt surprise me at all- now were going to have immigrants fighting all are wars.... fucking morons

Yes the immigrants will be fighting alot of the wars, along with non-immigrants. The strategy behind this is the immigrants will be at all hot spots during these wars, alot of them will die, but the best will survive and become something not as "worthless".

This is nothing new for the US military. They have done the same thing in past wars; putting blacks and other colored people on the frontline... Cannonfaughter.

Not totally true, most of the poor were on the front lines and alot of blacks were poor. Almost the same thing in Iraq, but the middle class is starting to populate in the military also.

Thats true too. My point is that its a rasicst attitude and it hasnt changed.

Yeah, bias for sure.