25 Dems vow to block spending without Dream Act
Source: The Hill
House Democrats are escalating their threat to oppose a year-end spending bill unless it includes deportation relief for more than 1 million immigrants brought to the country without legal permission as kids.
A group of 25 House Democrats said Wednesday they wont vote for any government spending bill, risking a shutdown, unless Congress passes the Dream Act a measure that would provide permanent residency and a path to citizenship to that group of immigrants.
Reps. Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.), Raul Grijalva (Ariz.) and Adriano Espaillat (N.Y.) penned an op-ed in The Hill Wednesday taking that stance. They shared the text with their Democratic colleagues, 22 of whom decided to endorse the idea, according to Gutiérrez.
We didnt lobby, we didnt do anything, Gutiérrez said. Had we tried, wed have many, many more.
Read more: http://thehill.com/latino/359504-25-dems-vow-to-block-spending-without-dream-act
Don't think they can stop it. Only delay it through procedure.