Riding the media blitz that followed the DREAM Act’s recent defeat, Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) unveiled their own comprehensive immigration reform bills just before Congress adjourned last week. The bills are enforcement-heavy, party-line bills that were immediately referred to committee, where they are expected to languish for some time.
Weekly Diaspora: Will Immigration Reform Bills Bring Voters to the Polls? |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Thursday October 7, 2010 8:56 am |
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Weekly Diaspora: Schools a Minefield for Undocumented Students After DREAM defeat |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Thursday September 30, 2010 8:46 am |
It’s no secret that anti-immigrant activists have a penchant for targeting youth, the most vulnerable of the undocumented set. But the Senate defeat of the popular DREAM Act confirmed the obvious. The war on immigrants is being waged not only along our borders, but within our classrooms as well.
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