While the DREAM Act may still have a second chance, it seems comprehensive immigration reform has been shelved.<\/p>\n
The election is just around the corner and some political pundits think the Senate may take another crack at the DREAM Act before they bail out and hit the hustings. In fact, it appears that some politicos are actually campaigning on the strength of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act; legislation that would offer residential status to specific students who came to the U.S. illegally.<\/p>\n
While many thought this act would have been passed long before now, as it does not carry the same impact and drama as comprehensive immigration reform, it has instead languished in the voting circles in the Senate. Officially, it came within four votes of being a done deal (with the total needed being 60) to carry on forward in the Senate.<\/p>\n