The below is from a reader…I agree and am sending a short polite “thank you” to Senator Isakson’s office.
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Senator Isakson is showing wisdom, courage and conviction. I suggest we send him supportive, thankful e-mails to congratulate him.

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson on DREAM ACT
Found in Letter to Constituent
Written by U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson

Thank you for contacting me regarding S.774 , the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2007 .

I appreciate your comments and am glad to have the opportunity to respond.

S.774 would repeal the denial of an unlawful alien’s eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residence. The legislation would apply to a person who entered the U.S. prior to his or her sixteenth birthday and has been present for at least five years, is of good moral character, is not inadmissible or deportable under specified ground of the Immigration and Nationality Act, has been admitted into an institution of higher education or earned a high school diploma, and from age sixteen and older has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation or removal.

As a leader in the effort to secure our border I have always drawn a clear distinction between legal and illegal immigration. Those individuals who come to our country legally and obey our laws should be welcomed. But at the same time we must secure our borders and end the opportunity of illegal entry. The DREAM act would reward those who have obtained an education in a system in which they have not contributed. I am not supportive of programs that reward those behaviors, but understand the complex details of students who are seeking financial assistance for educational purposes who were brought to this country by their parents without a choice. That being said, should the DREAM Act be brought to the Senate floor, I would not support legislation that will pay for the education of an illegal immigrant when there are thousands of United States citizens who are in need of similar educational funds.

Thank you again for contacting me. If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me again.

Sincerely,
Johnny Isakson
United States Senator

For future correspondence with my office, please visit my web site at
http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm