Senator Harry Reid filed for a vote on the Act as a stand alone bill

We are getting closer and closer to a good beginning..


Reid Rolls Dice On Stand Alone Dream Act, Lame Duck Vote This Week



The hopes of an entire generation of young people depend upon how Washington votes on a proposal to pass the Dream Act this week. The chances for passage got tougher today as Senator Harry Reid filed for a vote on the Act as a stand alone bill.

The hopes of an entire generation of young people depend upon how Washington votes on a proposal to pass the Dream Act this week. The chances for passage got tougher today as Senator Harry Reid filed for a vote on the Act as a stand alone bill.

The Dream Act provides a narrow exception in immigration law for children of undocumented workers. It allows students to remain in the United States long enough to either go to college or serve in the armed forces. Those who complete their obligations would receive the necessary documents to remain in the United States as permanent residents. The bill is not amnesty because students must complete one of the two requirements or face deportation. The student must also pass a back ground check, have been in the U.S. for five years before passage of the Act, arrived in the U.S. before his 16th birthday, not be over 35 years of age, and pay hefty fines over time.

As immigration reform bills go, the Dream Act has had widespread support between Democrats and Republicans. Like other immigration reform, it has been just as widely opposed. An effort to pass the law prior to the elections by tying it to the Defense Authorization Bill along with ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was unsuccessful. After the loss of the House to the Republicans who take over next year, this is the single best chance for immigrant youth in the foreseeable future.

Activists have launched a ‘six figure’ lobbying campaigne for key Democratic and Republican senators. There are 23 Democratic senators who face re-election in 2012, with some already signaling they are not in favor of the bill. Meanwhile, a few moderate Republicans are considering supporting the law, perhaps with an eye to gaining favor with Hispanics.

Considering record spending during the last election cycle, and the 60 votes that are needed to keep the bill from filibuster, the funds allocated are mere drops in the bucket. How precious those few drops will be to the children of undocumented immigrants who have been waiting for many years so they can live the American dream.






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theyre still gonna do tax-cuts first i think.

He didnt file for cloture, he had the bill read by the clerk second time and placed on the calendar

he did file for cloture....he said it last night..saw it on univison.

We need more steam on the side of the republicans.. i liked an article where bunch of dreamers went to recruiting offices to sign up for the military.



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i dont see it..only this from yesterday, it was Hagan

Mrs. HAGAN. Mr. President, I understand there are two bills at the desk. I ask for their first reading en bloc.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bills by title.

The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

A bill (S. 3991) to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.

A bill (S. 3992) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children and for other purposes.

Mrs. HAGAN. I now ask for second reading en bloc, and I object to my own request en bloc.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will be read for the second time on the next legislative day.

yea...but after that....reid went in front of the press and said he filed for cloture.

Yeah what he said keep up with the calls...

I have a question for whoever can answer:

I heard certain republicans saying that illegal immigrants can serve in the military right now. There is some type of loophole that allows it. Is this true?

http://www.senate.gov/galleries/pdcl/
What does this mean? They won't look at the bills until the tax cuts are done? Political jargon is confusing to me.