As the future of the DREAM Act remains in the hands of the United States Senate, the Spanish-language press reports today that the upper chamber’s strategy of shelving the proposal in order to consider the version passed by the House of Representatives is breathing new life into the bill’s prospects of becoming a reality.
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‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: DREAM Act: Day of Action, pressure, and the search for votes
The Spanish-language press reports today on the period before votes are scheduled in both houses of Congress on the DREAM Act, a bill which would legalize undocumented young people who wish to attend college or serve in the armed forces.
‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: GOP Letter Holds DREAM Hostage
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.
‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: DREAM Act: Last Call Edition
The Spanish-language media, both print and online, devote significant coverage to the imminent debate over the DREAM Act in the U.S. Senate over the coming days.
‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: Gearing Up for DREAM Battle; Jorge Ramos’ Scholarship Fund
The Spanish-language press reports that as the beginning of the lame-duck session of Congress approaches, both supporters and opponents of the DREAM Act are already fired up in anticipation of a debate and vote on the bill. Meanwhile, Jorge Ramos has created a new scholarship fund for immigrant students–including DREAMers–and California, New Jersey, and New York kept the dubious distinction in 2009 of having the most hate crimes in the country, although there were fewer incidents in those states, and nationally, in 2009 than 2008.
