At a time when America needs to focus on long term economic growth and investments in its future, a new study from the North American Integration and Development Center (NAID) at UCLA highlights the overwhelming economic benefits that enacting the DREAM Act would provide for our nation. Entitled,...
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17/11/10 a 7:51pm por Maribel Hastings A continuación los comunicados de prensa en español e inglés emitidos por la oficina del líder de la mayoría demócrata del Senado,Harry Reid, sobre su intención de presentar el DREAM Act como proyecto individual en la Cámara Alta y no como parte de...
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As we reported yesterday, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Nydia Velasquez (D-NY) and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) met with President Obama to talk about the chances of passing immigration reform or the DREAM Act during Congress's lame-duck session. Following the meeting last night on the Ed Schultz Show, Gutierrez...
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The movement for immigration reform gained momentum this week as young immigration activists staged sit-ins and press conferences – from Santa Ana to the nation's capital – to tout the possibility of action during the lame duck session of Congress.
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"I will move the DREAM Act as a standalone bill in the lame duck," Reid wrote on his Twitter account. "It's good for the economy & Pentagon says good for natl security."
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In a statement, Mr. Reid said: "If there is a bipartisan bill that makes sense for our country economically, from a national security perspective and one that reflects American values, it is the Dream Act. This bill will give children brought illegally to this country at no fault of...
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The Spanish-language press reports on yesterday's White House meeting between President Barack Obama and Hispanic Democratic legislators Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ), Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) and Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) to discuss moving forward on immigration bills during the remainder of the 111th Congress. After the meeting, the White...
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he will seek votes by the end of the year on proposals to let some children of illegal immigrants gain legal status and to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military.
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President Obama is urging the passage of the DREAM Act, which would let illegal immigrants who completed two years of college or military service become citizens, during the lame-duck session of Congress, but pro-immigration activists worry that there's not a lot of grit behind the president's rhetoric.
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The Japanese-born widow of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq has the backing of the U.S. House of Representatives in her efforts to become a permanent U.S. citizen, but her family isn't celebrating just yet.
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