As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid prepares for a boisterous showdown this weekend over the Dream Act, former California Congresswoman and current Labor Secretary Hilda Solis took to the official White House blog to tout the bill's benefits, claiming that she formerly had a hand in helping hard working undocumented students succeed in the California education system.

"Early in my career, I worked as a student advisor and higher education recruitment counselor. Many of the people I worked with were undocumented, including a college-bound young man whose academic achievements and dedication to hard work made him a model student in everyone's eyes. He gave his all, and today he's an environmental scientist. He has a rewarding, interesting and good paying job. And he's making his own unique contribution to our country and the world," Solis said in her