Matt Ortega

Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) spoke passionately and eloquently about the DREAM Act brought before the Senate this afternoon. On Tuesday, Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton, Colo.) issued a press release stating that he alerted authorities about three undocumented students brought to Washington, D.C. to speak in favor of the Senate bill. Said Senator Durbin:

“His hatred for people who are immigrants is boundless,” Durbin said.

http://video.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/DurbinDream.320.240.flv

The bill’s supporters failed to invoke cloture and was effectively killed with a 52-44 vote.

Dos Centavos posted the press release from Eliseo Medina, Executive Vice President of SEIU.

For the specifics, check out Duke at Man Eegee’s blog.