DREAM ACT REVIVED

The DREAM Act, which previously fell victim to filibusters and considerable stalling, was revived in 2007 under the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act or the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act. This new bill as the name implies was going to be more extensive and complete. The act, however, had a similar fate as it did in 2001 and failed with a passing cloturemotion.5