In the second part of his interview with Telemundo, President Barack Obama declared that since he's not the king or emperor of the United States, he can't unilaterally change immigration law. After Tuesday's vote blocked addition of the DREAM Act to a Senate bill, Republicans who voted against it...
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It was an emotional day for everyone, but as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on the floor of the Senate yesterday, "it is not a matter of if we pass the DREAM Act, but when." Illinois Senator Dick Durbin said yesterday that the DREAM Act is now his...
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The Spanish-language press devotes much of its coverage today to the setback suffered yesterday for the DREAM Act after the Senate was unable to pass a motion to debate the Defense appropriations bill to which Democrats planned to add the DREAM Act as an amendment.
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"The best and the brightest of our nation's immigrant community – who want to go to college and serve in our military – just had the door slammed in their face by the GOP. The fight will continue, but today marks a new low for a party that...
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With the DREAM Act coming this afternoon, First Focus and partners published this ad in Roll Call and Congressional Quarterly explaining why it would be right for Congress to pass it.
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Sep 20, 2010
When Nelly was nine years old, she came to the United States with her parents. Scared and unable to speak the language, she was aware of one thing: that her parents came here to provide her with a better life, and that she would do all that she could...
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People from coast to coast are stepping up for the DREAM Act -- even turning themselves into human billboardsd to send a message to Congress. Young immigrants from Arizona to Illinois are asking Congress to let them serve in the armed forces.
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Passing the DREAM Act should be a no-brainer. It's a Mom-and-apple-pie measure that enables high-achieving young immigrants to go to college, join our military and earn citizenship.
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The Spanish-language press devotes much of its coverage today to the likely vote on the DREAM Act in the Senate this week.
DREAM vote this week. La Opinión publishes the editorial "A reasonable strategy" ("Una estrategia razonable"), arguing that the Senate should put aside electoral politics to pass the DREAM...
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Things are moving fast leading up to the first vote to allow the DREAM Act to move forward (scheduled for tomorrow afternoon), so here's a quick recap... First, in case you needed some good reasons to support DREAM, check out the great editorials over at the New York Times,...
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