Leaders Make A Renewed Push For DREAM Act

Religious leaders are banding together to get the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act passed.
The measure prevents the deportation of illegal immigrants who are studying at American colleges or have served in the military.

Widely known as the DREAM Act, it came close to being passed in December before being blocked by a Senate filibuster.

The legislation was reintroduced in May.

And with the Latino voting bloc growing in numbers, organizers of a new statewide effort say the time to build momentum is now.

"Let's make sure Congress hears from us so that we can make it harder for them to take a pass,” said Diane Steinman of the New York State Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform.

“Every year there's more and more support for the DREAM Act, so the bill introduction really represents the growing movement to support the DREAM Act until it passes," said Chung-Wah Hong, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition.

The effort is part of a national initiative spearheaded by Illinois Senator Richard Durbin.


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Good news yea?

I think we need to hear articles more like this, to give us hope

Yes, good news.

Don't worry you're going to hear plenty of these types of articles soon, the dream act sabath weekend is next weekend so religious leaders are about to start talking about the DA

So maybe we can make a speculation that DA will be debated in the Senate? or it might just be talk/politics.

A policy that calls for legalization will be debated somehow. You watch. Fingers crossed . . . apple sauce, everyone.

Oh I know it will, real question is when? Next week? Next year? or the Next decade

I give it a month. Two months at the most.

I hope so

It looks like DA is gaining a lot of momentum.

Adjust the language of that bill.
We don't need citizenship just green cards with 0 public benefits except S.S., medicare, medical, medicaid, no chain immigration except for spouses and children and they would only get green cards which can be taken away if violate any major laws, nothing else including public educational funding. Puerto Ricans dont get to vote, and their more American on paper then any of us so why are we asking for those kinds of rights?
We will never become a future voting base, we will pour in taxes and take nothing in return and this will no longer be a party lines issue, and in no way is it Amnesty (Its just an opportunity to survive).
Lets change the tone and really give this a chance.