Immigration reform could emerge again in the fall
26 May 2009 @ 01:37 am
Senate Democrats may be close to 60 votes on a measure that would represent the first step towards immigration reform under President Obama. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is a concept dear to Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin's (D-Ill.) heart, and while health care reform may get this summer's headlines in Washington, the DREAM Act may be a sleeper. Defeated in Oct. 2007 on a cloture vote of 52-44, the Senate's new math appears to approach the necessary threshold of 60 votes based on the 2007 votes, election results and co-sponsorship.
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