Nov 16, 2010
The White House said in a statement following the meeting, "The President and the CHC (Congressional Hispanic Caucus) leaders believe that, before adjourning, Congress should approve the DREAM Act. This legislation has traditionally enjoyed support from Democratic and Republican lawmakers..."
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President Barack Obama told Democratic members of Congress Tuesday he wants the DREAM Act passed in the lame duck session as a "down payment" on substantial immigration reform, according to members at the meeting. And, he said, he'd call resistant senators to get them on board.
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Their stories are similar, that they entered the United States as children and now, as adults, live here illegally with virtually no way to change that. For years their status did not greatly affect their achievements. They went through school with honors and entered universities and colleges. Some yearned...
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Cuban American Republicans from Miami are standing up to say they support the DREAM Act. Comments by Republican U.S. Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Cuban-Americans from Miami, in support of the proposed DREAM Act have encouraged reform advocates.
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Meeting with leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus at the White House Tuesday, President Obama reiterated his support for fixing the country's "broken immigration system"
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President Barack Obama and three Hispanic lawmakers agreed Tuesday to push for a vote this year on the Dream Act, legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
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Nueva oportunidad para que el Congreso actúe de forma bipartidista para avanzar una legislación sensata Washington, DC – Hay una renovada urgencia en Washington, DC y a través del país en torno al proyecto de ley DREAM Act que concede una vía de legalización a jóvenes indocumentados. Los medios...
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Here's a readout from the President's meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus today, in which a strong consensus formed that Congress should approve the targeted, bipartisan DREAM Act before adjourning.
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Today, Obama meets with key Hispanic lawmakers to talk about the chances for immigration reform or the DREAM Act in the lame-duck session.
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