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Heller says he's open to DREAM Act alternative

WASHINGTON - Sen. Dean Heller said Wednesday he is considering support for an immigration plan that would offer some form of relief to young people brought into the country illegally as children.

Heller, R-Nev., said he has spoken with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and is open to his legislation being advertised as an alternative to the Democrat-sponsored DREAM Act.

John Cornyn introduces STAR ACT, which eliminates diversity lottery

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...?taxonomyId=70

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            <b>Senate bill slots 55,000 tech green cards</b><br />

Latest effort on green cards for science, technology, engineering and math graduates is from Republican Sen. John Cornyn

By Patrick Thibodeau
May 16, 2012 06:00 AM

Marco Rubio breathes life into limited DREAM Act

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             U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's attempt to provide limited legal status to many of the children who entered this country illegally is finding a warm welcome from a surprising source: Senate Democrats.<br />

Dream Act Supporters: Bill-Killing Filibuster Was Unconstitutional

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            Would-be Dream Act beneficiaries aren't just angry that the bill failed in the Senate in 2010: Some also are joining a lawsuit seeking a court to rule that the cloture vote that killed it was unconstitutional.<br />

Marco's Constituent Mailbox: A Conservative Way To Help Undocumented Youth



He says his bill will give "Some of them, the ones who qualify the opportunity to get right". This bill is going to be really strict lol.

On Dream Act, let’s retain ‘brains’

The people who oppose the Dream Act never mention the cost of getting these young people to graduation and then telling them to get the hell out. It’s truly stupid. These young people could really make a difference, and we don’t want them.

The same thing happens with foreign students who graduate college, and we send them away to better their home country when they could and want to help us.

Ed Greshes, Port St. Lucie



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Dream Act supporters target filibuster

Illegal-immigrant students and some House Democrats sued the Senate this week to try to overturn the upper chamber’s filibuster rule, arguing that the 60-vote threshold applied to most major legislation violates the Constitution and is blocking important legislation, such as legalization for illegal immigrants.

If successful, the lawsuit filed Monday would rewrite the way the Senate operates. But courts have generally been reluctant to meddle in internal congressional rules, making it an iffy question whether it would ever get to that point.

Marco Rubio breathes life into limited DREAM Act.

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             U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's attempt to provide limited legal status to many of the children who entered this country illegally is finding a warm welcome from a surprising source: Senate Democrats.<br />

South Carolina Immigration Case Tests New Deportation Policy

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            <b>The case of an undocumented Mexican in South Carolina who is fighting  deportation with support from U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) will  put the validity of the authorities' new discretionary policy to the  test.  </b>The fate of Gabino Sánchez, 27, will be decided Tuesday at an  immigration court in Charlotte, and <b>for Gutierrez it will shine a light  on whether the Immigration and Customs Enforcement memorandum giving  priority to expelling undocumented criminals "carries any weight."</b>

DREAM Act Students Sue Senate

Dream Act students sue to stop Senate filibuster
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 

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            I<b>llegal immigrant students and members of the House sued the Senate this week to try to overturn the upper chamber’s filibuster rule, arguing that the 60-vote supermajority requirement violates the Constitution and is blocking important legislation such as legalization for illegal immigrants.</b><br />