DREAM Act pitched as needed economic patch

Senate Democrats are well aware of the difficulty in passing the act
through the new House, which leads some to believe that the renewed
push for the DREAM Act is designed simply as a political ploy to show
Hispanic voters ahead of the 2012 elections that the Democrats are
working for them.

“They have to try that to cover themselves, even though they know
it’s not going to go anywhere,” said Rosemary Jenks, director of
government relations for NumbersUSA, a group that wants to limit both
legal and illegal immigration.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/06/27/20110627dream-act-pitched-as-economic-patch.htmlBy Alan Gomez — USA Today