Senator Durbin suggested that the Senate might take up the Dream Act, which would give citizenship (or begin the process anyway) to illegal residents in the US who go to college or serve in military. The question is, if the Senate passed it, would the house also take it up?
Also, would enough Republicans (perhaps bolstered by new members from Colorado, West Virginia, maybe even New York who I believe would join the Senate immediately after their election as their elections are special elections) in the Senate go along with this, or just filibuster it to death?
There seems to be broad support on this forum for the act (although not for its name), with nearly three-quarters saying that have a very or somewhat favorable view of the act in another thread. I wonder if that is true with the general public. I remember reading this summer that something like 70% of Americans supported the legislation. I'll assume that this is still true today.
Let's just pass the bill already. Seems that this would be one of the few safe bets for a lame duck session.
