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September 17, 2007
Sen. Martinez Balks At DREAM Act Amnesty "Immigration advocates hope to push a small part of the failed Keep the calls to the Senate coming - see FAIR's alert for details. |
immigration-reform package forward, but they are unlikely to have one of the package's biggest champions in their corner. Florida Sen. Mel Martinez, who came under withering criticism from the conservative wing of his Republican Party for playing a key role in backing an immigration overhaul, said Friday he was not inclined to support the DREAM Act -- legislation that would help the children of illegal immigrants stay in the United States," the Miami Herald reported. "Martinez's office said the senator -- who doubles as general chairman of the Republican National Committee -- does not support 'adding immigration-related amendments' to the defense bill. That is exactly what DREAM Act sponsor Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., plans to do. Durbin says the Defense Department has given the legislation a thumbs-up because it would give children of illegal immigrants a shot at residency if they complete two years of college or enlist in the military."|
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