Month: December 2010

9 de diciembre de 2010

Declaraciones de Frank Shary, director ejecutivo de America’s Voice

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09/12/10 a 12:35am House Votes for Hopes and Dreams, Passes DREAM Act 216-198 Washington – Tonight, the House of Representatives voted 216-198 in favor of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2010. Following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice:... Continuar »

8 de diciembre de 2010

Declaraciones del Presidente sobre la aprobación del DREAM Act en la Cámara

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08/12/10 a 11:43pm por America’s Voice Español Felicito a la Cámara de Representantes, su presidenta Pelosi, el congresista Berman, el Grupo Hispano del Congreso (Congressional Hispanic Caucus) y otros líderes del Congreso por dar el histórico paso de aprobar hoy la Ley DREAM en una votación bipartidista. Esta votación... Continuar »

8 de diciembre de 2010

New CBO Score: DREAM Act Would Reduce Deficit By $2.2 Billion Over 10 Years

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A new scoring from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on the House of Representatives' version of the DREAM Act, scheduled for a vote later today, finds "CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the bill would reduce deficits by about $2.2 billion over the 2011-2020 period. That result reflects a... Continuar »

8 de diciembre de 2010

Live-Blogging DREAM Vote: TODAY

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8 de diciembre de 2010

DREAM Vote: TODAY

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Check out our blog for updates on the DREAM Act, which is scheduled for a vote in both chambers of Congress today. Continuar »

8 de diciembre de 2010

Esperando por un Sueño

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08/12/10 a 2:03pm por Maribel Hastings WASHINGTON – Ni el intenso frío en la capital ni los pasados fallidos intentos de aprobar el proyecto de ley DREAM Act frenaron a los estudiantes que hoy seguían haciendo llamadas y visitando legisladores tratando de influenciar un voto a favor de la... Continuar »

8 de diciembre de 2010

House Backs Legal Status for Many Young Immigrants

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A bill to grant legal status to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant students passed the House of Representatives late Wednesday, giving President Obama an unexpected although largely symbolic victory in the final days of Democratic control of Congress on an issue he has called a top priority. Continuar »

8 de diciembre de 2010

An American DREAM

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Let's start with a tale of two students. Both were raised in U.S. suburbs and attended American schools, where they pledged allegiance to the U.S. flag every morning. Both got good grades and played on their schools' teams with their classmates. Both dream of earning a college degree, pursuing... Continuar »

8 de diciembre de 2010

Live-Blogging DREAM Vote: TODAY

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It's on, folks. The DREAM Act is slated to be voted on in both chambers of government today, and we're expecting a close vote in the House. Yesterday, DREAM backers delivered giant checks (for $2.3 billion) to Congress and continued to ramp up their contact with key Senate votes... Continuar »

8 de diciembre de 2010

DREAM Vote Confirmed for Tomorrow

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Late this evening, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced that the House will take up the American DREAM Act on Wednesday, December 8th. Following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice: "The news that the House of Representatives will hold a vote on the... Continuar »