To our members and supporters: Your phone calls, faxes and emails paid off. While this issue is not yet fully resolved we nevertheless wish to thank you for all you do. — EAU BoD
The Dream Act hit another bump in the road Thursday. One day after the House passed the immigration bill that would affect tens of thousands of undocumented young people living in Florida, and many more across the country, U.S. Senate Democrats chose not to bring the measure to a vote.
In what was a confusing series of events, Democrat s voted to table their own bill after it apparently became clear that they could not muster the 60 votes needed to pass a procedural motion.
The maneuver will allow supporters to bring the measure up later in the current lame duck session. But Senate Republican leaders have vowed to block it, and since the new Congress that convenes in January will include many more conservatives who oppose easing immigration restrictions, it appears the measure is doomed for the foreseeable future.
Nevertheless, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, and Assistant majority Leader Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, the bill’s chief Senate champion, put a happier spin on events Thursday.