Washington– Today, after a week of debate and years of waiting for hundreds of thousands of the nation’s DREAMers, the Senate failed to pass a bill to provide a permanent solution for America’s young undocumented immigrants. Four amendments were introduced and voted upon, spanning the ideological spectrum, and none of them reached the necessary 60 votes to move forward in the Senate process and eventually to the House of Representatives.
“Today’s outcome is disappointing for our generation. DREAMers are our friends, neighbors, and peers; they are American in every way but one and to make them the victims of political stalemate is simply cruel.
As we move forward from today’s outcome, young immigrants aren’t going away and those of us who stand behind them are reinvigorated to use our votes to uplift their voices. We will continue to fight until a permanent legislative solution is reached for these important members of our generation.”