The Latest on the Senate DREAM Act Vote
Last week the House of Representatives passed the DREAM Act — a bill that would give undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children a path to citizenship through college or military service. The Senate, which was scheduled to hold a parallel vote, tabled the bill instead.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Yesterday’s motion to table in the Senate came for two reasons — first, because the House had made changes to the bill, and second because supporters decided they needed more time to round up votes. The DREAM Act isn’t dead — a new version, matching the one the House passed, can still be introduced before the end of the year.
- The 59-40 tally in that vote to table is pretty much meaningless. The rumors going around that the
