Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) responded Monday to Mitt Romney’s argument that Congress, not President Obama, should provide relief to DREAM-eligible immigrants.
“I was stunned listening to the Republican nominee for president say, why doesn’t Congress do this? We have tried. We can’t get Republican votes,” Reid said on the Senate floor.
Senate Republicans filibustered the DREAM Act late in 2010, preventing it from coming to a vote.
“The DREAM Act is not amnesty. It rewards responsibility and opportunity,” Reid added. “Unfortunately, Republican opposition stalled this legislation. … I congratulate [President Obama] for this courageous decision.”
Watch Reid’s floor speech below, via his office.
