3 de diciembre de 2010

El DREAM Act en números

03/12/10 a 1:22pm por Maribel Hastings El Senado se apresta a votar por el DREAM Act y se necesitan 60 votos para su aprobación.La Cámara de Representantes ya aprobó el proyecto que legalizaría a jóvenes indocumentados que se matriculen en la universidad o se inscriban en el servicio militar... Continuar »
The fringe anti-immigration group ALIPAC is back at it this week. Their President, William Gheen, went on Fox News recently to claim that the Dream Act was a "political teddy bear with a hand grenade in it." Wow. As usual, extreme groups are making extreme statements with little basis... Continuar »
Just three months ago, in late September, immigration advocates and supporters saw Republican leaders in the Senate using the DREAM Act as an excuse not to pass the Defense Authorization Bill, an important piece of legislation that is primarily intended to set the policy for the Defense Department, despite... Continuar »
A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate of the DREAM Act shows that the legislation would increase revenues by $2.3 billion in the 2011-2020 period. Continuar »
A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate of the DREAM Act shows that the legislation would increase revenues by $2.3 billion in the 2011-2020 period. After accounting for spending, "CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the bill would reduce deficits by about $1.4 billion over the 2011-2020 period,"... Continuar »
This just in -- a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate of the DREAM Act shows that the legislation would increase revenues by $2.3 billion in the 2011-2020 period. After accounting for spending: CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the bill would reduce deficits by about $1.4 billion over... Continuar »
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Secretary of Educatioin Arne Duncan sent a letter of support to Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid laying out his support for the DREAM Act. Secretary Duncan says, in part: "I strongly urge the Senate to pass this bill because I believe it will play an important part in our... Continuar »
Last night on MSNBC, Congressman Gutierrez said that the House could be voting on the DREAM Act as early as tomorrow – watch his segment and call your Representative now. Continuar »
As the pressure intensifies in Congress to try to pass various bills in the lame-duck session, including the DREAM Act, several Spanish-language media outlets report on a new Republican effort to obstruct any legislative action unless Democrats agree to fund all government operations and extend the Bush tax cuts. Continuar »