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DREAM Act fails in the Senate - La Voz Nueva


DREAM Act fails in the Senate
La Voz Nueva
The bill, known as the Dream Act, would have allowed students who entered the Unites States before age 16 to build a path towards citizenship with ...

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Manchin apologizes for missing key votes - Parkersburg News


Manchin apologizes for missing key votes
Parkersburg News
Manchin missed the votes on legislation repealing the ban on homosexuals openly serving in the military and the DREAM Act addressing illegal immigration and ...

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No DREAM for Yesica - WNYC (blog)


No DREAM for Yesica
WNYC (blog)
By Graduate Rookie, Yesica The Development, Relief, and Education of Alien Minors Act, known as the Dream Act, was recently turned down by the Senate on ...

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DREAM scheme: Last-minute vote buying - The Union Leader


DREAM scheme: Last-minute vote buying
The Union Leader
When the Senate debated the DREAM Act on Saturday, the gallery reportedly was filled by a group of student activists who came to support the bill. ...

Burr, Hagan gave mixed bag on recent votes - Winston-Salem Journal


Burr, Hagan gave mixed bag on recent votes
Winston-Salem Journal
The roles were switched in the Senate vote on the DREAM Act that would have enabled the children of illegal immigrants who have been here since 2005, ...

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Democrats fail to get the message: Citizens' income isn't their money - Columbia County News Times


Democrats fail to get the message: Citizens' income isn't their money
Columbia County News Times
... fellow Democrats are running the halls of Congress saying things such as the tax cut deal being the "Republican Wet Dream Act." That was said by Rep. ...

Why We Need A Deportation Moratorium Now

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-me..._b_797659.html


Weekly Diaspora: Why We Need A Deportation Moratorium Now

by Catherine A. Traywick, Media Consortium blogger

As a floundering Congress repeatedly impedes the passage of widely supported immigration measures like the DREAM Act, reform advocates are refocusing their efforts and calling on President Barack Obama to declare a moratorium on deportations.

Obama, Latino lawmakers take pragmatic view on immigration

Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles — President Obama and Latino lawmakers agreed Tuesday that chances are dimming for passage of an immigration overhaul that would provide a path to legal status for millions of illegal residents, according to people familiar with the private session.

Instead, the president and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus concurred that, until after the 2012 election, a more realistic goal would be to stave off legislation targeting illegal immigrants.

Dems helped undercut Dream Act - Arizona Republic


Dems helped undercut Dream Act
Arizona Republic
Page A3 on Sunday had the headline, "Republicans block Dream Act." Reading the story, the reader discovers the bill failed by five votes. ...

What's next in 2011??

A few days ago, the DREAM Act failed to pass in the Senate. Once again, we were disappointed at Congress for playing politics over our lives. Nonetheless, we must continue to fight and hold on to our dreams because there’s a better future ahead of us. As my friend said, “we lost the battle, but the war is not over yet.” Indeed, our dream is certainly not over yet. In fact, we may be better equipped to push for the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform in the upcoming years. Here’s the reason: