The dream act

The DREAM act just passed the house but has little hope of passing the senate. The main reason is that Republicans see it as granting amnesty to criminals. The targets of the bill are not the people who crossed the border illegally, rather it is their children who would benefit. The DREAM act states that children who were brought into America before the age of 16 would get an identity card and a path to citizenship. This isn't just a free gift, the child would have to agree to go to at least a two year institution of higher learning or serve in the military.
Even after having this explained to them republicans still don't get it. So I will attempt to explain it.
When a parent commits a crime, their children are not charged with the same crime. That would be stupid right? Yet that is exactly what republicans are attempting to do. They are trying to convince us that children in the care of their parents should be held accountable for what their parents do. Imagine if the next time someone is caught selling drugs while his/her children are in the home gets arrested the cops take the kids to juvenile hall instead of to foster care. People would be outraged!
I want to know what a five year old, or even an eleven year old kid is supposed to do when his parents choose to cross the border. Are they supposed to say,"I'm sorry I can't go with you, this is against the law". Even if a kid said that what would happen to him?
It is not fair for us to hold foreign children to a higher standard then our own. They are just children, they are dependent on their parents just like your children are. it is immoral to cal these children criminals, they did nothing wrong.
This act is the right thing to do. republicans say they love this country, they say it is the greatest nation, it is time for them to do something great.