Dream Act advocate turns failure into hope

02-23-2011

By Michael Winerip/New York Times

Isabel Castillo was counting on the Dream Act, and when the Dream Act was defeated in December, it upended her dreams. “Of course, I cried,” she said. The Dream Act would have given legal status and a chance for citizenship to people like Ms. Castillo — illegal immigrants who were brought to this country at a young age (Ms. Castillo was 6) and then went on to attend college (Ms. Castillo, now 26, graduated magna cum laude). “We came so close,” she said. She was sitting in the gallery when the House of Representatives passed the bill. And though the legislation had majority support in the Senate — 55 to 41 in favor — 60 votes were needed for cloture and passage. (more...)

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