Posted on 12/05/2010 10:47:57 PM PST by Qbert
Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Friday predicted a Senate vote on the DREAM Act will be held next week.
"Sen. Reid is going to call it," Durbin told The Hill shortly after the chamber adjourned at 3:30 p.m. Friday. Two procedural votes are scheduled for Saturday morning on competing plans to address the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts.
The legislation would provide legal residence to the children of immigrants who were brought into the country during their youth if they attend college or join the military. House leaders said this week they expect a vote in the lower chamber next week.
Durbin demurred when asked whether he has the votes.
"I'm working on it, talking to members," he said.
Correction: Under the DREAM Act, children brought into the U.S. illegally may win legal residence if they meet certain eligibility requirements. Incorrect information appeared in an earlier version of this story.
YOU said it!
The (Nightmare) Act is symbolic only. Like most other Dem constituents, this is only about showing to the Hispanic constituent that Democrats care and are trying to do something about it. Other than that, the Dream Act doesn’t have a dream of passing.
Regarding that picture, I wonder how Joe “The Gunslinger” Manchin is gonna vote.
Regarding that picture, I wonder how Joe “The Gunslinger” Manchin is gonna vote.
Regarding that picture, I wonder how Joe “The Gunslinger” Manchin is gonna vote.
Undocumented democrats are needed to achieve & retain power. The libs will stop at nothing to insure their entitlement mentality voters.
Regarding that picture, I wonder how Joe “The Gunslinger” Manchin is gonna vote.
Regarding that picture, I wonder how Joe “The Gunslinger” Manchin is gonna vote.
Me too three.
They can bring it to the floor for a vote, but I don’t think they have the numbers to pass it. Americans are still angry at Washington and this is NOT a good time to p&ss us off more!!
Yes...disgusting that we have politicians that value the rights of Illegal Aliens over the rights of American citizens.
The DREAM Act is nothing more than ethnic terrorism. Illegal Alien supporters would take food out of the mouths of hingry American children and give it to Illegal Alien lawbreakers
I wonder if they think it’s the last chance save their hides in 2012.
I was just helping my kid’s with their history homework. They are studying the Constitution. It takes longer when they ask me questions as I tend to go off on long rants.
One of the rants today was on one of the articles (don’t ask me which one) where it said that the National Government would come to the states’ aid in event of invasion.
Bah. Arizonia comes up with a legal law to try to protect themselves from invasion and the feds fight tooth and nail against it.
How about bringing Durbin to the floor of the Senate with a boot on his neck? Checkmate.
If he’s Hispanic...probably three times.
Votes?
Let’s just hope they are doing it to show its supporters they tried—and that they are really not close to passage.
Military service or attending college earns you citizenship?
Guess who will pay their tuition?
Kill it and drive a stake in its heart.
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