Dems Who Voted Down 2007 Immigration Reform Are Undecided on DREAM Act

[pampango]

http://washingtonindependent.com/97929/dems-who-voted-down-2007-immigration-reform-are-undecided-on-dream-act

When a comprehensive immigration reform bill failed in 2007, eight Democrats voted to kill it. The Hill reported today some of these senators may again help to block immigration reform legislation: Five of the Democrats who voted “no” in 2007 are unsure how they will vote on the DREAM Act when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) adds it as an amendment to the defense authorization bill to be taken up this week.

The Hill talked to Sens. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.), all of whom said they were still undecided. Landrieu, Dorgan and Conrad gave no indication of how they would vote on the DREAM Act, while McCaskill leaned more toward a “yes”:

With Democrats undecided, the likelihood of the DREAM Act passing as an amendment remains up in the air. Reid will need 60 votes to pass the bill because several Republicans have vowed to block the DREAM Act, claiming it has nothing to do with defense spending. Previous Republican supporters of the DREAM Act, such as Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), have said they will vote against the bill.

[bluestateguy]

1. I was against the Cheap Labor Exploitation Immigration Act of 2007 too

I am open to being convinced on the DREAM act.

[blondeatlast]

2. Perhaps these "undecideds" need a quick visti to the Statue of Liberty and a

good recitation of "The New Colossus."

Liberty--let's win this for her!

[ProSense]

3. Well,

they have until tomorrow to decide how they will vote.