WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012

5 Illegal Beaners Honored in California State Assembly for being ILLEGAL BEANERS - This country is FUCKED

Five undocumented immigrants received a standing ovation on the Assembly floor on Monday for their campaign to prod changes in federal immigration law.

The immigrants are walking from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., to lobby for the federal Dream Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for longtime residents who immigrated illegally and later graduated from U.S. high schools.

No lawmakers protested Monday's recognition – almost all Democrats stood to applaud, but many Republicans stayed in their seats.

"These are young people exemplifying true leadership and commitment to civic engagement," said Assemblyman Ricardo Lara, a Bell Gardens Democrat who chairs the Latino Legislative Caucus.

The five walkers are Alex Aldana of Southern California, Lucas Da Silva of Orlando, Fla., Jose Gonzalez of San Diego, Nicolas Gonzalez of Chicago and Jonatan Martinez of Georgia.

Martinez said their goal is to show that undocumented immigrants can be contributing taxpayers if given the opportunity.

Martinez came from Mexico on a visitor's visa when he was 4. He graduated from college, but federal law bars employers from hiring him, he said.

"As much as I love America, I'm not able to give back because of the fact that I'm undocumented," Martinez said.

Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor is leery of Jerry Brown's plan to cut spending for subsidized in-home care, saying the proposal to eliminate domestic care benefits for recipients who reside with their families or other persons "raises significant policy and legal concerns." Overall, Brown is trying to reduce In-Home Supportive Services spending by 5 percent.

"The hard work, the welfare, food stamps, government programs, the media, the contacts and time spent here paid off."