All these years talking about the DREAM Act and this is the first time it has gotten a Senate hearing! - - Donna Poisl
by erin kelly
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), trying to revive the legislation that has been under consideration by Congress for a decade, on Tuesday urged his Senate colleagues to work to pass the Dream Act.
The Dream Act, which would allow some children of illegal immigrants to become legal residents and eventually citizens if they attend college or serve in the U.S. military, has never passed both chambers in the same session.
Durbin presided Tuesday over the first public Senate hearing the bill has ever had.
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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