Don’t let the Dream Die!
The clock is ticking. The House has passed the most compassionate and just piece of legislation we’ve seen for children in decades. They overwhelmingly said yes to giving the children of undocumented immigrants, who were brought here years ago by their parents, a path to citizenship.
Now, the Senate must act. Because of the special rules the Senate set for itself, they require 60 out of their 100 votes to allow the Dream Act to even be debated. A minority of Senators can stand in the way of a good thing happening to children who made no decision to come here.
These are our children. Many of them don’t remember their old country. We’ve invested in their education. We know them from Scouts and soccer teams and Sunday school. The kids who can take advantage of the Dream Act are kids