Six years ago, Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a rare type of bill that blocked the U.S. government from punishing an South Carolina high school girl for a crime her mother had committed long ago by smuggling her across the Mexico border.
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Yesterday we celebrated the historic passage of the DREAM Act in the House of Representatives. Now, advocates are turning up the heat on the Senate -- there is a first vote in less than an hour, and advocates should keep calling: 866-996-516.
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A cluster of undocumented students cheered South Florida lawmakers, such as Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln Diaz-Balart, when they rose in Congress on Wednesday night to speak in favor of the DREAM Act and loudly booed when opponents spoke against the bill.
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Tonight the House of Representatives approved the DREAM Act by 216-198. This is a huge victory for high-achieving young immigrants who want to go to college and serve in the military, and for the American values of decency, compassion and opportunity. We congratulate the House for this...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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:
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