The DREAM Act Fails Again : Local: In The Mission .................. (Thank God !!)
By Lauren Rosenfeld
The path to legalization for thousands of undocumented students has once again become less clear, as the Senate voted 56-43 on Tuesday against a motion to proceed with a defense appropriations bill that would have been used to move the DREAM Act through.
Some 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools every year. The DREAM Act, which Senator Harry Reid planned to attach to the defense bill, would provide an opportunity for those graduates to gain permanent resident status.
"They are valedictorians, honor students, and all they want to do is go to college and contribute back to society, but because of current laws, they can't do that," said Lisa Chen, a community advocate with the Asian Law Center in San Francisco.
The DREAM Act had bipartisan support when it was first introduced in Congress, in 2001. This is the most attention the legislation has received in the Senate since it was voted down, 52-44, in 2007. Because of yesterday's vote, action on the bill will be delayed at least until after the elections.
"This is not a defeat," Chen said minutes after the vote was announced at a rally outside of Senator Feinstein's San Francisco office. "We are still going to have a chance after the November elections. This is something we are going to continue to fight for." READ MORE HERE.
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