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DREAM Act Dead — For Now

By immigrationprof

Senate Democrats late Wednesday retreated from forcing a debate about the DREAM Act as a rider to the defense reauthorization bill, although Majority Leader Harry Reid promised to find time before the end of the year for a vote on the proposal.  The DREAM Act was attached by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., as an amendment to the 2008 Defense Authorization Act. It has been removed from the Act.  For the full story, click here and here.

As Yogi Berra once said, its deja vu all over again!

KJ