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Originally Posted by dtrt09
Oh, no. No, no, no, no. Not only this bill, but also the 9/11 responder's Health bill passed the Senate. Go back and read the headlines from yesterday:
"Negotiations continue in the Senate for 9/11 bill and START treaty"
The Democrats never negotiated DREAM Act. We were pawned.
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To be fair, how much more "negotiating" do you think couldve happened with DA? I mean, you saw what they did to the bill. And even then we only got 3 GOP votes (votes that we wouldve had with original bill anyway). They're simply not interested in immigration. The 9/11 First Responders bill and DADT passing really did put a smile on my face. They don't effect me at all, but they were the right thing to do. There is ALOT we can blame the Democrats for, but lacking GOP votes isn't one of them. The GOP had their minds set from the time they won the 41st seat of what they were/weren't going to do. Giving Obama a victory with immigration (read: Latinos) wasn't one of them.
That being said, all of this wouldve been a non-issue had they passed DA/CIR in the first year like Obama promised. That IS one of the things we can blame them for.
Either way, happy Christmas DREAMers.