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.