DREAM Act Will Not Be Heard- Youth Still Need a Solution

ICIRR is deeply disappointed with this morning's cloture vote, which prevented the DREAM Act from moving forward in the Senate. The vote was 52-44 in favor of considering the bill, with bipartisan support, but this fell short of the 60 votes needed to proceed.

Senator Durbin, on the floor of the Senate, stated that The DREAM Act presents us with a choice where “we can allow a generation of immigrant students with great potential and ambitions to contribute more fully to our society and national security, or we can relegate them to a future in the shadows, which would be a loss for all Americans.” (Congressional Record-Senate, July 13th, 2007, S9202).