Originally Posted by 1L-Deferred

I don't blame the Republicans. They are what they are. And they aren't that different from the Democrats in that they will compromise their conscience if doing so will get them reelected. Granted, Republicans will commit far worse actions to achieve the same goal, but nevertheless, they are all politicians.

Obama promised that he would tackle immigration in his first year before being elected. I understand that in politics, things cannot simply go the way you intended due to oppositions and various political hurdles.

BUT

They should have known better to ditch CIR and just pass the easy Dream Act when they realized CIR wasn't doable. With that much Democratic majority in Congress, Dream Act would have been a piece of cake. I'm not even in Washington. I'm just a lowly graduate student. But even I KNEW that CIR was dead.

So in an effort to make it look like the Democrats really give a shit about us (with the exception of a few Dems who really do), they decided to butcher this easy bill IN THE LAST WEEK OF CONGRESS.

You know what gets held till the very end? The stuff that aren't important. Democrats have proved to us that the Dream Act is reserved for last if there's time left. We are the least of their priority. We cannot vote and they cannot see immediate return on their investment. Dream Act will pass. Whether it's 10 yrs from now or in 3 yrs, it will.

I hope all of you take good mental note of those who voted against you today. I hope you tell your communities to do the same. I'm not Hispanic, but the minority voters will have a greater influence in politics in the coming years.

Democrats failed us.

I would not be surprised if the Republicans wisened up and took up the DA and passed it as their own agenda. If the Republicans do, then they deserve every minority vote for doing justice, even if it was for political reasons.