You May Say I'm A Dreamer...

 

Dreamers got a rude awakening from Donald Trump;

He kept campaign promises he made while on the stump.

He's eliminating DACA which protects a kid

Who was not responsible for what their parents did.

95% of them, in college or employed,

Will not have the luxury they formerly enjoyed

Of not fearing deportation from the only place

They have ever known.  This is a national disgrace.

Like a deer caught in the headlights, Dreamers registered.

ICE knows where to find them now that action's not deferred.

I guess when the President said he would show some heart

He meant that he'd give Dreamers a six month running start.

Defunding DHS?

As the Friday deadline looms to de-fund DHS,

Is the Congress hard at work on compromising? Guess.

If you thought; 'Of course they are... They don't dare drop this ball,'

Sorry to inform you - that was not the proper call.

GOP Conservatives say funding's gonna halt

If they do not get their way, and it's Obama's fault.

All because the President set new priorities

For illegals we deport from our communities.

Focusing on criminals - not kids and moms and dads.

Won't spend shrinking budgets to deport new high-school grads.

That's enraged Republicans enough they say they will

Take a stand on it ('though not an Immigration bill.)

So much for their party's claim of strongest on Defense...

Put us all at risk to build a longer, border fence?

We face bigger threats to our Homeland's Security.

How dare they not pay the folks protecting you and me?

Race for the White House - Are You Kidding Me?

Cartoon credit - Mike Keefe, The Denver Post

 
Although I can understand the people who believe

Government's supposed to make illegal people leave...

Folks who worry that it's bad to not enforce the law,

Think the President is wrong to do so...  Blah, blah, blah.

Okay, fine...  I get the point. But, here's what blows my mind;

They're the guys who made a compromise so hard to find.

Romney claims the President has never even tried...

Don't believe the word of those who tell you that. They've lied.

Dream Act was an early loss.  Republicans refused.

Filibustered everything; yet now they've all accused;

President Obama acted unilaterally.

I am, frankly, staggered by the rank hypocrisy.

Do I think the current stop-gap measure's very good?

No, of course it isn't.  Should we fix it?  Yes, we should.

But, for now, we're stuck with this and I would be surprised 

If, under Mitt Romney, any Dreams get realized.