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Dick Durbin: “Almost 10 years ago, I introduced this bill called the DREAM Act. The reason I introduced it was because I felt there…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2010
Almost 10 years ago, I introduced this bill called the DREAM Act. The reason I introduced it was because I felt there was a serious injustice and unfairness going on in America. We have within our borders thousands of young people who were brought to the United States by their parents at an early age.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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govinfo.gov
Sep 21, 2010

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Senator Durbin discusses the importance of the DREAM Act in relation to the Defense authorization bill.

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