Virginia DREAM Act Dies in House
Supporters 'optimistic' about bill becoming law next year.
The Virginia DREAM Act — legislation that would have allowed children of illegal immigrants to receive in-state college tuition — has died in Richmond, but supporters are optimistic the bill will pass next year. "I was encouraged," said Del. Tom Rust, R-Herndon. "The bill has never gotten this far before. In fact, it's never gotten anywhere. I was encouraged by the response. It got a lot of support. I will be introducing it again next year, and I will be working on it between now and then." For the past seven years, similar legislation has died in a House subcommittee. This year, though, the measure enjoyed bipartisan, unanimous support on the subcommittee level, and it then passed the full House Education Committee with a 17-4 vote. It …
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Bob Bruhns
10:34 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
People, this is a diversion. Let's see - the federal government is broke, the state governments are broke - so now, all of a sudden, out of the blue, immigration reform is being addressed, after all these years? Really? The disgusting, long-standing policy of 'keep them illegal to keep them cheap, and keep them coming', will certainly be preserved. Our business leaders make too much money from … more ›