DREAM Act Fails

Senate Democrats could muster only 55 votes in support of the DREAM Act, "a measure that would have created a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children," the Washington Post reports.

"Under Senate rules, Democrats needed 60 votes to overcome Republican opposition to the bill. The House of Representatives had passed the measure earlier this month, 216 to 198."

"The irony of the DREAM Act's failure is that it had strong bipartisan support at the start of the administration, and advocates believed it could generate momentum for more controversial policy changes."

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