Lawmakers say Obama promises he'll push DREAM Act "The DREAM Act is yet another attempt by Washington Democrats to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who have broken our laws,"
"Folks are literally dropping their lives right now to work on this. This is one of our last chances to get some justice to the immigrant community and immigrant youth. It's huge."
"The president made it absolutely clear to us that he would leave no stone unturned" in pushing for Senate approval of what's known as the DREAM Act,
"The president noted that it is time to stop punishing innocent young people for the actions of their parents, especially when those youth grew up in America and want to serve this country in the military or pursue a higher education," the White House said in a statement after Obama's meeting at the White House with Gutierrez, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.
When Obama was a senator he supported the DREAM Act, which has been kicking around Congress for nearly a decade. CONTINUE
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