House Democrats Push Through Bill to Legalize Children of Illegals
The Washington Times › December 09, 2010
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Riding a late White House push and driven by impassioned pleas by children of illegal immigrants, House Democrats on Wednesday night forced through a bill that would legalize hundreds of thousands of children and young adults brought here illegally by their parents.
Wednesday's victory is likely to be short-lived, since Republicans have vowed to filibuster the bill in the Senate, which would end immigrant rights advocates' last, best chance for legalization for the foreseeable future.See the full content of this document
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House Democrats Push Through Bill to Legalize Children of Illegals
Still, for scores of Hispanic students watching from the House's public viewing gallery, the 216-198 vote was cause for celebration, and they hugged and high-fived each other before spilling out into the hallways of the House, laughing and crying.
The bill...See the full content of this document
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