the last time the dream act was introduced was on may 11, 2011.
the last time the dream act was introduced was on may 11, 2011.
when was the last time the dream act was introduced?
may 11 , 2011
on may 11, 2011, then senate majority leader harry reid reintroduced the dream act in the senate. some republicans who had supported the bill in the past, including sen. john cornyn of texas, jon kyl of arizona, john mccain of arizona, and lindsey graham of south carolina, withheld their votes, objecting that such a bill should not be granted without increasing immigration enforcement. reid indicated that he would consider adding a workplace enforcement measure in the dream act that would require every employer to use e-verify, the government's internet-based work eligibility verification system. president obama supported the bill as one of his efforts to reform the us immigration system.
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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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