Democratic leadership in the House and the Senate promised in September to hold the line on help for some unauthorized immigrants, refusing to vote on a December end-of-year spending bill unless it contained the bipartisan DREAM Act.
Now the line in the Senate appears to be breaking. …
“I am disappointed, to say the least,” said Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan (D-CA). “If we send everybody home for the holidays without sending the message that this is something we’re willing to fight for and stand for, I’m concerned what kind of a message that’s going to send to DREAMers. We have been told over and over again, especially in September, that December would be our time.” READ MORE