A July 12 CNSNews.com article by Penny Starr carries the headline “Durbin Characterizes DREAM Act as ‘Starting Point’ in Amnesty for All Illegal Aliens.” But nowhere does Starr quote Sen. Dick Durbin using the word “amnesty” to describe the DREAM Act or any other immigration reform.
The article is an echo of a June 29 article by Starr with a headline that falsely suggested that Durbin called for “amnesty” when Starr quoted him saying no such thing. As we’ve documented, CNS repeatedly portrays the DREAM Act and other comprehensive immigration reform proposals as “amnesty” when, due to the numerous conditions imposed on illegal immigrants before citizenship may be granted, it is not by definition “amnesty.”
Nevertheless, Starr follows up in a July 14 CNS article by falsely claiming that the DREAM Act was an attempt at “granting amnesty for illegal aliens.”