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DREAM Act Dies in the Senate - KPAX-TV


DREAM Act Dies in the Senate
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(CBS) The Dream Act, a bill to provide a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants who entered the United States before age 16, died on the Senate ...

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Obama warns of possible setback in US-Russia ties - Radio Netherlands


Obama warns of possible setback in US-Russia ties
Radio Netherlands
The DREAM Act, aimed at helping children of undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, was expected to fail its procedural test, but Democrats were ...

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Statement by United Food and Commercial Workers International Union President ... - SunHerald.com


Statement by United Food and Commercial Workers International Union President ...
SunHerald.com
WASHINGTON -- Today, 41 US Senators obstructed the passage of the Dream Act and sent a message to the rest of the world that politics trumps fundamental ...

Senate Passes "Don't Ask" Repeal, Rejects DREAM Act - RTT News


Senate Passes "Don't Ask" Repeal, Rejects DREAM Act
RTT News
While the White House was pleased by the repeal, it was dealt a setback by the blocking of the DREAM Act, which provides a path to citizenship for some ...

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Dreamers' Fire Ignited by Failed DREAM Act Vote - ABC News (blog)


Dreamers' Fire Ignited by Failed DREAM Act Vote
ABC News (blog)
In a press conference following the failed procedural vote on the DREAM Act, more than 60 DREAM activists, often called “Dreamers,” voiced their ...

Dear Senators Hagan, McCaskill, Pryor, Conrad, and Baucus: Our DREAM Is In ... - Firedoglake


Dear Senators Hagan, McCaskill, Pryor, Conrad, and Baucus: Our DREAM Is In ...
Firedoglake
Because of the unprecedented level of activism from undocumented students, the DREAM Act heads to a crucial cloture vote tomorrow. Undocumented immigrants ...

Defeat of immigration measure reveals failed White House strategy, advocates say

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By Shankar Vedantam
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, December 18, 2010; 12:55 PM

Whenever Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.) and other immigrant-rights advocates asked President Obama how a Democratic administration could preside over the greatest number of deportations in any two-year period in the nation's history, Obama's answer was always the same.

DADT repealed by Congress - FOX19


DADT repealed by Congress
FOX19
... a defeat came Saturday morning when the Republican party successfully filibustered an immigration reform bill known as the DREAM Act by a vote of 55-41. ...

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