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Dream Act 2010 Status Vote Status - The House is expected to vote Wednesday evening on the Dream Act, a measure that would grant legal residency to undocumented college students and members of the armed forces. It was only a procedural vote about whether to bring the Dream Act to the House floor for debate and a vote. But US Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) argued that it was the wrong measure and the wrong time. "We need to secure our borders," she said, "and once we secure the borders, then we can deal with all the other issues related to those who are here illegally." Dream Act 2010 Vote Status But US Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) said it makes no sense to punish children whose parents illegally brought them into this country. "If you’re pulled over for a speeding ticket and you have a child in a car seat next to you," he said, "that 2-year-old doesn’t get a speeding ticket. If there’s a bank robber who robs it with a toddler on their back, that...

Dream Act Vote - The DREAM Act is on the move this week, and as members of Congress file back into Capitol Hill after the Thanksgiving break, D.C. is bracing for an onslaught of lobbying and behind-the-scenes work to get the bill passed before the year is over and the House changes hands in January. According to the DREAM Act’s most visible congressional allies, advocates have reason to be cautiously optimistic about the bill’s prospects in the House. “The core group of House members who support immigration reform and the DREAM Act have been reaching out throughout the Democratic House caucus,” Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez told ColorLines. “From what we are hearing back, I am encouraged by the breadth of Democratic support.” Gutierrez, who has long pushed for more comprehensive immigration reform solutions, has emerged as the DREAM Act’s most visible House advocate since joining advocates who called for a piecemeal approach in the face of comprehensive immigration reform’s sour pr...