DREAM Act Passes House

The DREAM Act passed the House late Wednesday night. Hallelujah! See our previous DREAM Act coverage here. The bill now moves onto the Senate, as The Hill reports:

“House lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation allowing illegal immigrant students to remain permanently and legally in the United States.

The DREAM Act — a top priority of Democrats in both Congress and the White House — was approved by a tally of 216 to 198. Eight Republicans crossed the aisle to vote in favor of the bill, while 38 Democrats voted against it.

The bill now moves to the Senate, which is expected to take up the measure Thursday morning. The proposal’s success is much less likely in the upper chamber, where a GOP filibuster will require 60 votes for passage. The Senate shot down a similar measure in 2007, and most of the opponents at the time haven’t changed their positions over the last three years.”

Have the rest of the House Democrats suddenly found their inner strength? Will the Senate display the same forward thinking and concern for the future of this nation? Will what’s right ultimately prevail? Carlos Guerra would be so proud: