bobbyw24
09-15-2011, 09:05 AM
President Obama told an Hispanic audience Wednesday night he will do “everything in my power” to enact the Dream Act, which would prevent the deportation of illegal immigrants studying at American colleges or having served in the military.
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The legislation has faced strong opposition for nearly a decade. But in his remarks to the annual Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s gala at the Washington Convention Center, Mr. Obama targeted Republicans in the current Congress for playing politics with the bill.
“Last year, we saw the Dream Act passed in the House, only to be blocked by Senate Republicans,” Mr. Obama said. “And now for the first time in a decade, the bill doesn’t have a single Republican co-sponsor, not one. Nothing about the language of the legislation changed. The only thing that changed was politics in Washington.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/14/obama-targets-republicans-blocking-dream-act/
http://www.politicususa.com/wp-content/uploads/obama-hispanics-big-300x208.jpg
The legislation has faced strong opposition for nearly a decade. But in his remarks to the annual Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s gala at the Washington Convention Center, Mr. Obama targeted Republicans in the current Congress for playing politics with the bill.
“Last year, we saw the Dream Act passed in the House, only to be blocked by Senate Republicans,” Mr. Obama said. “And now for the first time in a decade, the bill doesn’t have a single Republican co-sponsor, not one. Nothing about the language of the legislation changed. The only thing that changed was politics in Washington.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/14/obama-targets-republicans-blocking-dream-act/