An Illinois Senator who introduces the DREAM Act in 2001. It fails to make it to a vote. In 2010, he reintroduces the bill and talks about Oscar as a prime example of a person for whom the government would want to ease the path to citizenship. When the bill is blocked again, Durbin contacts the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services and asks them to reconsider their stance on Oscar’s application. As a result, Oscar’s residency application is approved.
Dick Durbin Quotes in Spare Parts
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This extraordinary young man—a mechanical engineer who won a national competition, a person who can add something to America, who has a wife and family here, who is doing the right thing by going back to the country of his origin even though he has little connection with it anymore—is being told: America doesn't need you.
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Dick Durbin (speaker), Oscar Vazquez, Karla Perez
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Dick Durbin Character Timeline in Spare Parts
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...picks up the story. In Washington D.C., the story catches the attention of Senators Dick Durbin and Orrin Hatch, who believe that America is squandering a resource by overlooking the talents...
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In 2001, Durbin had introduced legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for young immigrants who had...
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...the DREAM Act is a reward for illegal activity, and the legislation is tabled again. Durbin feels that it is unfair to punish students whose parents brought them as children. Even...
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