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Posts tagged "State of the Union"

President Obama said he would sign the DREAM Act right away

President Obama said he would sign the DREAM Act right away
President Obama gave his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. He touched on many themes and again reiterated his support for comprehensive immigration reform and the DREAM Act. He didn’t break any new ground but he pleaded with the U.S. Congress to pass the DREAM Act. He said he would sign it now. Unlike... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
January 24, 2012 at 8:55 pm
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Obama mentions DREAM Act and immigration in the State of the Union; President should halt deportations as it's too dangerous to send immigrants to Mexico

In President Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night he didn’t mention the DREAM Act by name but he alluded to it. Today, there are hundreds of thousands of students excelling in our schools who are not American citizens. Some are the children of undocumented workers, who had nothing to do with the actions... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
January 25, 2011 at 10:16 pm
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Immigration an afterthought in Obama's State of the Union speech

President Obama only made a cursory reference to immigration in his State of the Union speech last night. He dedicated 37 words of the 70-minute speech to immigration. “And we should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system — to secure our borders, enforce our laws and ensure that everyone who plays by... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
January 28, 2010 at 2:32 pm
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