the status of the dream act is that it has failed to pass.
the status of the dream act is that it has failed to pass.
what is the status of the dream act?
has failed to pass
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the dream act (acronym for development, relief, and education for alien minors act) is an american legislative proposal for a process for granting residency status to qualifying immigrants who entered the united states as minors. it would first grant conditional residency and, upon meeting further qualifications, permanent residency.









































the bill was first introduced in the senate on august 1, 2001, by united states senators dick durbin (d-illinois) and orrin hatch (r-utah), and has since been reintroduced several times but has failed to pass.









































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on october 18, 2007, durbin, along with republican co-sponsors charles hagel of nebraska and richard lugar of indiana, introduced the dream act as . although nearly identical to the revised amendment to the defense bill, opponents continued to cite previous arguments. to bring the dream act up for debate, a vote was scheduled on october 24 that would require a filibuster-proof count of 60 "yes" votes, but that failed. senate opponents cited a variety of reasons for their opposition. some labeled the dream act as amnesty that would encourage chain migration and further illegal immigration in anticipation of new versions of the dream act. others stated that the dream act, though worthy legislation, should be enacted only as part of a comprehensive immigration reform.
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