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Requiem for a Dream
- New York Times - December 23, 2010 The defeat of the Dream Act in the lame-duck session slams the lid for this Congress on any meaningful repair of the immigration system, ...
Showing posts with label DREAM Act Legislation 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DREAM Act Legislation 2010. Show all posts
Friday, December 24, 2010
Washington Post's Focus on the DREAM Act - After the Fact
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Can the next Congress match the lame-duck session's bipartisanship?
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12/23/2010
Shankar Vedantam
Analyzing the Politics Behind the Fall of the DREAM Act in 2010
Democracy Now, December 23, 2010
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Who Voted For & Against the DREAM Act
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| Drew Angerer/NYT |
How the Senate Voted -
NO Votes for the DREAM Act
By JULIA PRESTON
Published: December 18, 2010 - NEW YORK TIMESThe vote by the Senate on Saturday to block a bill to grant legal status to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant students was a painful setback to an emerging movement of immigrants and also appeared to leave the immigration policy of the Obama administration, which has supported the bill and the movement, in disarray.
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Senate Blocks Bill for Young Illegal Immigrants (December 19, 2010)
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The bill, known as the Dream Act, gained 55 votes in favor with 41 against, a tally short of the 60 votes needed to bring it to the floor for debate. Five Democrats broke ranks to vote against the bill, while only three Republicans voted for it. The defeat in the Senate came after the House of Representatives passed the bill last week...more
In Spanish: La Opinion on the Day After the DREAM Act Vote
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| Emilio Flores for La Opinion |
Cuando la pantalla mostró los 41 votos republicanos en contra de la iniciativa de ley DREAM Act, a Jessica Ortiz se le humedecieron los ojos y la barbilla empezó a temblarle. Las lágrimas empezaron a descenderle por las mejillas producto de la impotencia y el coraje por el sueño truncado.
En UCLA Labor Center, donde estudiantes indocumentados se reunieron la mañana de ayer para ver la votación del DREAM Act en el Senado, fue invadido por un silencio triste...mas
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
CNN on Failed DREAM Act Vote
Procedural vote on DREAM Act fails in Senate
December 18, 2010 1:06 p.m. EST
Washington (CNN) -- ...In a statement released shortly after the vote, President Obama called it "an incredibly disappointing vote."
"A minority of senators prevented the Senate from doing what most Americans understand is best for the country. There was simply no reason not to pass this important legislation," Obama said in a statement. "It is disappointing that common sense did not prevail today."...more
"A minority of senators prevented the Senate from doing what most Americans understand is best for the country. There was simply no reason not to pass this important legislation," Obama said in a statement. "It is disappointing that common sense did not prevail today."...more
Reporting from Washington —
A last-ditch Democratic effort to establish a path to citizenship for some children of illegal immigrants failed in the Senate on Saturday, likely derailing any attempt at sweeping immigration reform in Congress for the foreseeable future.
The bill, known as the Dream Act, had passed the House, and its advocates and Democratic sponsors hoped that they could muster enough Republican votes to bring the legislation to the floor. Instead, it fell victim to a GOP filibuster, one in which a handful of Democrats also blocked the bill. The final tally was 55 to 41.
Dozens of young activists crowded the galleries above the Senate floor in support of the bill, many wearing college graduation mortarboards. Some held hands as senators cast their votes...more
In Spanish: DREAM Act Voted Down in the Senate
Senado de EU frena ley para legalizar a jóvenes indocumentados
La llamada 'Dream Act' no logró 60 votos requeridos para llevarla a votación final la próxima semana.
Dpa Publicado: 18/12/2010 10:53 - La Jornada - Mexico, D.F.
Washington. La llamada Dream Act, una vía para legalizar a jóvenes indocumentados en Estados Unidos, quedó hoy definitivamente frenada al no lograr superar los 60 votos que requería en el Senado para iniciar el proceso final para convertirse en ley.
Sólo 55 senadores votaron a favor del cloture, el procedimiento que hubiera permitido limitar los debates previos y poder pasar de una vez a la votación final de la propuesta de ley la próxima semana.
Al no lograr los 60 votos mínimos necesarios para avanzar en este procedimiento, se dio por fracasada la iniciativa que según sus defensores hubiera beneficiado a decenas de miles de jóvenes que quieren cursar estudios superiores o servir en las Fuerzas Armadas de Estados Unidos, pero que sus opositores rechazaron por calificarla de una "amnistía" velada...mas
Sólo 55 senadores votaron a favor del cloture, el procedimiento que hubiera permitido limitar los debates previos y poder pasar de una vez a la votación final de la propuesta de ley la próxima semana.
Al no lograr los 60 votos mínimos necesarios para avanzar en este procedimiento, se dio por fracasada la iniciativa que según sus defensores hubiera beneficiado a decenas de miles de jóvenes que quieren cursar estudios superiores o servir en las Fuerzas Armadas de Estados Unidos, pero que sus opositores rechazaron por calificarla de una "amnistía" velada...mas
Five Votes were needed in the Senate for the DREAM Act to pass
"We see the light while walking in darkness"
CONTACT:
Rosa Alvarez, ralvarezv09@alumni.uwosh.edu, 512-698-1061
Karla Resendiz, karla.resendiz@mail.utexas.edu
Washington, DC - This morning, a bipartisan majority in the US Senate voted in favor of permitting debate on the DREAM Act. Unfortunately, 60 votes were needed and the measure will not move forward this year. We are thankful to the 52 Democrats and 3 republicans who stood by us, and ashamed of the 41 Senators who voted to kill this critical piece of legislation that would create a path to legal status for up to 2.1 million young people in America.
We are disappointed and angry. Not only was the vote harmful to the nation, but the rhetoric used by many Members of Congress ignores reality in a disturbing way. Undocumented young people who need the DREAM Act are hard-working and full of potential. We have worked, and continue working, to get educated and be a positive contribution to society. We will remember in future elections who these senators were that chose to use their position in congress as a pulpit for hateful rhetoric, and failed to do the right thing for millions of young people seeking an education.
Our campaign may be coming to an end and a new stage in our movement for dignity and human rights is about to begin. We will continue fighting for our dreams, and we will be able to mobilize an army of dreamers. Some of them will be future doctors, engineers, educators, and business leaders that will create jobs and opportunities. Some of them will be future soldiers and generals to represent us in the military. All of them will fight for a stronger and more united America. Our hopes for the future are based on a history this nation of immigrants has already lived. That is why we hope, that is why we dream. We see the light while walking in darkness. We see the dawn before the rest of the world.
As undocumented leaders, we urge dreamers across the country to stay strong and
healthy. This is a hard moment for all of us, but more than ever before we have each other to rely on. Sooner or later, the dream is coming true!
Matias Ramos
Writing Fellow | UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education
Founding member | United We Dream Network
In Spanish: Senate Vote on DREAM Act Today
Hoy se decide DREAM Act
Se espera que miles de personas en todo el país sigan el voto en el Senado federal
- Antonieta Cádiz |
- 2010-12-18
- | La Opinión
Seleny Rodríguez (der.) y Dalia Madrigal hacen llamadas de última hora en las oficinas de CHIRLA para impulsar DREAM Act. Aurelia Ventura/La Opinión
Sin embargo, los estudiantes aún no pierden la esperanza. En política, siempre hay sorpresas.
Cerca de 130 jóvenes vestidos con sus togas y birretes se desplazaron ayer por el Capitolio, en un último empuje al proyecto de ley, de acuerdo con las estimaciones entregadas por United We Dream...mas
DREAM Act & a Slightly Condescending Interviewer
Neil Conan interviews some DREAMers. Correction to Mr. Conan - being undocumented in this country is the violation of administrative policies - not civil or criminal law
Click here to listen to the interview or read the transcript
Click here to listen to the interview or read the transcript
Christians and the DREAM Act
02:18 PM ET
Editor's Note: Carlos Campo is a member of Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and president of Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.As we hear the (ominous for some, joyous for others) sound of the door slamming shut on the Dream Act, Christians in America are left to wonder if this is a missed opportunity or the exercise of justice.
Not all share my opinion that the Dream Act was not window dressing for a hidden amnesty agenda, but a reasonable step in confronting the complex issue of how best to deal with the millions of undocumented immigrants who now call America home....more
Friday, December 17, 2010
Pushing for the DREAM Act Vote
Latino Leaders Press Senators on Immigration Bill
By JULIA PRESTON - New York Times
Published: December 17, 2010
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Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, scheduled the vote on the student measure, which is known as the Dream Act, late on Thursday. The Senate will vote on a version of the bill that passed the House of Representatives on Dec. 8.
The bill gained some momentum after passing the House by 20 votes, including 8 Republicans, a wider margin than its supporters had expected. But on Friday the Senate count appeared to be short of the 60 votes Democrats need to bring the bill to the floor for debate. Its sponsors, including Senator Reid and Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the second highest Democratic leader, acknowledged they faced an uphill climb...more
The bill gained some momentum after passing the House by 20 votes, including 8 Republicans, a wider margin than its supporters had expected. But on Friday the Senate count appeared to be short of the 60 votes Democrats need to bring the bill to the floor for debate. Its sponsors, including Senator Reid and Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the second highest Democratic leader, acknowledged they faced an uphill climb...more
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