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9 Dec

CNN Erroneously Reports DREAM Act Dead When Very Much Alive

Â Prior to a scheduled vote on the DREAM Act today, Senator Dick Durbin spoke on the Senate floor about this country’s critical need to keep the talents of DREAM Act kids in the U.S. In light of what happened...
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8 Dec

In Historic Vote, House of Reps Passes DREAM Act. What Next?

The House of Representatives voted 216 to 198 to pass the DREAM Act.Â If you missed this political drama, you can watchÂ the entire C-SPAN video here of what took place during the debate on the DREAM.Â According to Politico: House...
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5 Dec

Let’s Make Sure That It Does Get Better For Our Teens

Sometimes fate has a way to rub it in your face that in the end, we all really are in this together.Â Â As previously featured, Project Economic Refugee has been tracking theÂ uncannyÂ commonalities between the experiences that the LGBTQ rights and the...
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1 Dec

Mitch McConnell: No Vote on DREAM Act Unless Government Gives Free Money to the Millionaires

In the midst of our current budget deficits and even ignoring the callsÂ from some patriotic millionairesÂ to put country before greed, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has rallied the rest of his Republican caucus in the Senate to demand that...
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29 Nov

This is it! National day of action on DREAM Act

It’s time for the DREAM Act to shine.Â From CuÃ©ntame: I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, our greatest strenght is ourselves: No, we cannot let up; we must continue to dream against all odds. For far too long,...
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25 Nov

Major progressive operatives agree: DREAM Act no brainer for Obama to win a fight on

Chris Hayes, guest hostingÂ The Last WordÂ show, mentioned the DREAM Act as a key piece of legislation that the President should fight for: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the...
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22 Nov

Lame Duck Congress: What Senators to Target for DREAM Act Vote

Ditto what Kyle says over at Citizen Orange, we’ve got a pretty good chance ofÂ getting the DREAM Act passed; YES, it’s time to dare to dream,Â AGAIN!: […]Â my soul felt like our best chance at the DREAM Act was already behind...
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19 Nov

Coming Out In Don’t Ask Don’t Tell & The DREAM Act

Turning the debate on its head: why is there is xenophobia and sometimes racism among gay whites? Why are the crowds segregated in the gay community: for example in Los Angeles you have the "West Hollywood white gay crowd"...
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17 Nov

President Obama Tells Rep. Gutierrez “I Believe in DREAM Act As Downpayment”

Representative Luis Gutierrez talked to Ed Schultz about the meeting Hispanic leaders had with President Obama regarding the vote on the DREAM Act during the lame duck session of the old Congress (by the way, love the interaction between Ed...
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12 Nov

Lame Duck Congress: DREAM’ers on MSNBC!

Following in the footsteps of Keith Olbermann being on the breaking news of the DREAM Act, The Last Word show’s website isÂ featuringÂ a segment on DREAM’ers as a previewÂ for a special that will be co-sponsored by Voto Latino and MSNBC that...
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