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Better Late Than Never? - National Journal


Better Late Than Never?
National Journal
Obama did back the Dream Act, legislation that would offer some young illegal immigrants a path to legal residency by going to college or serving the US military, but an attempt to pass the legislation was blocked in Senate during the lame-duck session ...

Obama pushing for immigration overhaul in El Paso - Maximum Edge


Obama pushing for immigration overhaul in El Paso
Maximum Edge
The so-called DREAM Act passed the House, then controlled by Democrats, but was blocked by Senate Republicans. The Senate is now even more heavily Republican, and Republicans control the House. That means immigration reform can't happen unless they ...

Obama Pushing For Immigration Overhaul In El Paso - WTOV Steubenville


Obama Pushing For Immigration Overhaul In El Paso
WTOV Steubenville
The so-called DREAM Act passed the House, then controlled by Democrats, but was blocked by Senate Republicans. The Senate is now even more heavily Republican, and Republicans control the House. That means immigration reform can't happen unless they ...

Obama pushing for immigration overhaul in El Paso - Forbes


Obama pushing for immigration overhaul in El Paso
Forbes
The so-called DREAM Act passed the House, then controlled by Democrats, but was blocked by Senate Republicans. The Senate is now even more heavily Republican, and Republicans control the House. That means immigration reform can't happen unless they ...

Obama Tries to Revive Far-Reaching Immigration Reform - TPMDC


Obama Tries to Revive Far-Reaching Immigration Reform
TPMDC
Last year, even when Democrats controlled both the Senate and the House, Congress could not pass the DREAM Act, a bill aimed at providing upstanding young undocumented immigrants with a path to citizenship. With Republicans in charge in the House, ...

Immigration reform taking center stage in Texas - CNN


Immigration reform taking center stage in Texas
CNN
Progressive reform advocates, meanwhile, have been frustrated by Congress's inability to pass the DREAM Act, which would offer legal standing to immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children under the age of 16 and have lived in the ...

Obama pushing for immigration overhaul in El Paso - San Jose Mercury News


Obama pushing for immigration overhaul in El Paso
San Jose Mercury News
The so-called DREAM Act passed the House, then controlled by Democrats, but was blocked by Senate Republicans. The Senate is now even more heavily Republican, and Republicans control the House. That means immigration reform can't happen unless they ...

Obama to make immigration case at Mexico border - Reuters


Obama to make immigration case at Mexico border
Reuters
In December the "Dream Act," which would have given a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children, failed to pass -- a disappointment for many Hispanic Americans. Immigration is a politically explosive issue in ...