Posted on 03/21/2021 5:32:38 PM PDT by White Lives Matter
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said Sunday that he thinks he is "close" to securing the Republican votes needed to overcome a Senate filibuster to advance a key immigration measure that would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.
"I've been stopped by the filibuster five times from passing it. I had a majority, I didn't have 60 votes. Do I have 60 now? I think I'm close," the Illinois Democrat told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" Sunday.
Durbin, the Senate's second-ranking Democrat, said he plans to sit down with Republican members and ask if they would consider supporting the DREAM Act, which would allow the young undocumented immigrants known as "Dreamers" permanent residency -- and potentially citizenship.
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I guess the RINOs believe that The Dominion will come to their rescue?
Let me guess who he’s after: Romney, Sasse, Collins, Murcowski, did I miss anyone?
I wouldn’t doubt it.
Yep! Bill Cassidy.
Graham, Rubio
Hey, the RATs (Commies) have Dominion and SCOTUS on their side. Of course the fix is in.
He just needs to buy off a few more...
That goes through we’re done as a nation.
Did anyone read to see what Nancy put in it for Dick ?
I can only hope he's struck down by our Higher power.
I think you meant WHERE.
What is unconstitutional about it, if Congress enacts it? The Constitution gives Congress the power to establish rules of naturalization (Article I, section 8).
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