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DREAM Act Delay Could Lead to Latino Revolt
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Rep. Luis Gutíerrez says DREAM Act Delay Could Lead to Latino Revolt

By Mariela Rosario | 12/02/2010 - 12:00 | 7 Comments

The failure to address immigration reform and, more specifically, the DREAM Act, may backfire miserably on both Republicans and Democrats. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) filed a motion on Tuesday to vote for closure on the DREAM Act, essentially forcing Congress to...

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DREAM Act Vote Imminent

DREAM Act Vote Imminent

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 11/24/2010 - 16:50 | 1 Comment

The race is officially on to get the Dream Act passed this year, before newly elected members of Congress (mostly Republicans) are sworn in in January.

After meeting with Hispanic Congressional Caucus members last week, the White House is in full gear, trying to get the word out about an upcoming Senate vote.

Members of the cabinet, including Secretary of...

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Jorge Ramos Offers 20K DREAM Act Scholarship
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Jorge Ramos Offers 20K DREAM Act Scholarship

By Mariela Rosario | 11/23/2010 - 19:00 | 0 Comments

Jorge Ramos has put his money where his mouth is an offered up $20 thousand of his own hard-earned cash to support scholarships for future generation who he hopes will be able to stay and study in the U.S. once the DREAM Act is passed.

Arguably the most recognizable face in Spanish-language journalism, Ramos released a public statement saying, “The...

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Latino Repubs Crossing Line to Support DREAM act
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Latino Republicans Crossing Line to Support DREAM Act

By Mariela Rosario | 11/19/2010 - 16:22 | 4 Comments

Some Latino Republicans are planning on crossing the aisle in order to support a vote on the DREAM act that Sen. Harry Reid, President Obama and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus want to push through during the lame-duck congress.

Republican U.S. Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen...

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Obama & Congressional Hispanic Caucus Push for DREAM Act

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 11/18/2010 - 16:45 | 0 Comments

The hundreds of undocumented students have held marches and sit-ins nationwide to pressure congress to pass the DREAM Act may be getting their wish—if President Obama and three high-profile Latino politicians have anything to say about it.

In a meeting with Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), and Reps Luis...

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DREAM Act Activists React to Republican Filibuster
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DREAM Act Activists React to Republican Filibuster

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 09/22/2010 - 14:15 | 3 Comments

As soon as she heard that Republicans had filibustered a defense bill that would have brought the DREAM Act to a vote in the Senate, Lizbeth Mateo got on a plane and headed to Washington D.C., along with other DREAM Act student activists who are not giving up on getting the decade-old bill passed this year. “I’ve been here since then,...

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DREAM Act Up for Vote Today
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UPDATE: Republicans Filibuster Defense Authorization Bill & DREAM Act

By Mariela Rosario | 09/21/2010 - 16:30 | 6 Comments

The DREAM act is scheduled to come up for a vote before the senate today at 2:30PM after Senate majority leader Harry Reid added the amendment to the defense authorization bill a few weeks ago. But unfortunately (and ironically), Sen. John McCain—once a staunch supporter of the DREAM act and the top Republican on the Armed...

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DREAM Act Protesters Facing Trial in October
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DREAM Act Protester Facing Trial in October

By Mariela Rosario | 08/31/2010 - 12:15 | 2 Comments

Myrna Orosco knew she was facing possible jail time and even deportation when she protested in front of Senator McCain's office on July 20th, 2010 in support of the DREAM act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S. 729 was actually co-sponsored by Sen. McCain in the past, but fell short of the necessary...

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