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GOP, Fearing Backlash, Crafting Their Own Watered-Down Dream Act

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Huffington Post. April 2, 2012.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez: they're playing a dangerous game.

New York, California Fight for Tuition Equity for Undocumented Students

Julianne Hing, ColorLines. December 4, 2011.

In the wake of the bruising defeat of the DREAM Act a year go, undocumented immigrant youth are fighting on the state level for access to education.

DREAM Activists Volunteer for Detention to Prove ICE is a "Rogue Agency"

Julianne Hing, ColorLines. November 21, 2011.

When the cameras aren’t rolling and the nation’s not looking on, does the Obama administration abide by its own deportation policies?

Senate DREAM Act Vote Set for Saturday

Julianne Hing, Colorlines.com. December 17, 2010.

Does the the bill have the votes to break a GOP filibuster?

Will the DREAM Act Be Watered Down to Get Republican Support?

Marcelo Ballve, New America Media. December 6, 2010.

Republicans have been dragging their feet on any legislation tied to immigration, and much of the tinkering with the Dream Act has been geared to attracting their support.

Is the American Dream a Delusion?

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. October 3, 2006.

I want to tell my working-class students that the American Dream isn't all it's cracked up to be. But maybe I shouldn't question their belief that hard work will bring success.