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GOP Latino group calls on Republican senators to support DREAM Act

Latino advocacy group Somos Republicans is calling on GOP Senators to support the youth-immigrant DREAM Act when it comes up for vote Thursday and...

Bennet calls on Senate to pass DREAM Act, says it’s a...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet called on his colleagues to pass the DREAM Act as the Senate assembled for voting Wednesday afternoon. Bennet argued...

As DC weighs DREAM Act, immigrant rights group loses vote in...

Immigrant rights supporters lost a bid in Longmont last night to send a message to local residents and federal lawmakers in support of the...

As window closes on DREAM Act, Colo. Democratic Party Chair rallies...

Although the DREAM Act began its life a decade ago as a Republican proposal and has enjoyed broad bipartisan support, Republicans and key conservative...

From immigration to energy, Dems face high hurdles in lame-duck session...

The midterm hangover having finally worn off, the 111th Congress returned Monday to kick off the lame-duck session, its last hurrah before its successor takes over. And the 112th Congress will look radically different, with Republicans in control of the House and the Democratic majority in the Senate significantly reduced. These next few weeks, then, could be the last chance for major Democratic initiatives. But the hurdles are high, and Republicans see no reason to grant Democrats any victories after the populace voiced its discontent with the policies of the past two years.

Resurgent GOP to get tough on immigration, but change unlikely

During his campaign for the presidency in 2008, Barack Obama made the now-broken promise to Latino supporters that he would pass comprehensive immigration reform in his first year as president. But in remarks to the press on Wednesday, after Republicans took control of the House and won back several seats in the Senate, talk of immigration reform was noticeably absent.

DREAM Act backers go door to door to blast Buck, boost...

Student DREAM Act backers and immigration reform activists took to the streets over the weekend, knocking on doors to talk Boulder residents into voting...

DREAM Act backers vow to keep trying after GOP filibuster

With Tuesday's failure of the DREAM Act, disappointed students and immigrant rights activists Wednesday vowed to forge ahead in their fight to create a...

Udall, Bennet, Polis lament GOP filibuster of DADT

Republicans successfully filibustered the nation's defense authorization bill hours ago, edging close to gridlock history. If scotched this year, the bill will be the first of its kind in 48 years to fail to pass. Republicans objected on procedural and philosophical grounds. They resented Majority Leader Harry Reid's including two controversial amendments with the bill: the immigrant youth "path to citizenship" DREAM Act and the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy repeal that would allow gays in the military to serve openly. Many Republicans also believed the two amendments would make bad law.

Udall working to head off GOP filibuster on DADT repeal

The U.S. Senate today is scheduled to make a key procedural vote on the defense authorization bill, legislation that primarily releases resources for the...
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