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Guatemalan aims to reform immigration - Akron Beacon Journal (blog)


Guatemalan aims to reform immigration
Akron Beacon Journal (blog)
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that immigrant advocates flew Pastor to Washington on Friday to promote the DREAM Act, stalled legislation that would ...

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Senators' votes right on - Helena Independent Record


Senators' votes right on
Helena Independent Record
Under immense pressure from groups that essentially want no restrictions on immigration, Baucus and Tester voted “No” on the DREAM Act. This bill would have ...

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Congressional roundup: Baucus and Tester support DADT repeal, tax cuts; oppose ... - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle


Congressional roundup: Baucus and Tester support DADT repeal, tax cuts; oppose ...
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
The Dream Act needed 60 votes to advance in the Senate, but only received 55 votes. Tester and Baucus were two of five Democrats to vote against the bill. ...

No tears shed over DREAM Act - Houston Chronicle


No tears shed over DREAM Act
Houston Chronicle
And he led House Republicans in voting against the DREAM Act, a bill that exemplifies what happens when today's American Dream runs up against political ...

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Editorial: One step up, one step back - The News-Press


Editorial: One step up, one step back
The News-Press
Congress made us proud of its leadership with repeal of the ugly “don't ask, don't tell” policy, but blew it the same day on the DREAM Act, thanks to the ...

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Immigration Policies Past and Future - The Takeaway


Immigration Policies Past and Future
The Takeaway
And just this past Saturday, the DREAM Act, which would have offered a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants who came here as minors, ...

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So long, `don't ask, don't tell' - MiamiHerald.com


So long, `don't ask, don't tell'
MiamiHerald.com
The Dream Act, which would create a path to legal status for illegal student immigrants, was rejected by the Senate, 55-41, in a vote to bring it to the ...

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Christmas is about lifting up the poor - Chicago Sun-Times


Christmas is about lifting up the poor
Chicago Sun-Times
Senate Republicans even filibustered the Dream Act, which would have simply embraced undocumented workers' innocent children who had learned the language, ...