Barack Obama: Immigrants In The United States

Senate Seats Dept: No such bill materialized. The White House made a half-hearted attempt last fall to pass the so-called DREAM Act. It would have granted legal status to college students and military personnel brought to the country illegally as children by their parents. But the bill, which ultimately fell five votes short in the Senate, was not really a priority for the administration, according to Globe And Mail. So, Mr. Obama’s vow on Tuesday to “do my part to lead a constructive and civil debate on these issues” was as far as the President could go to persuade Hispanic voters that he is still working on their behalf and barack Obama made a solemn “guarantee” to Hispanic voters in 2008 that, if elected, he would advance legislation to provide a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States within his first year in office. The prospects of any immigration legislation moving forward before the 2012 election have receded further since then, with Republicans now in control of the House of Representatives and holding six more Senate seats. As reported in the news.
@t globe and mail, immigration legislation