High stakes for the DREAM Act in the lame duck

By Elise Foley 11/15/10 5:41 PM
As Congress begins the lame-duck session, both houses are under increasing pressure to pass the DREAM Act, a bill that would allow some undocumented young people to gain legal status by attending college or serving in the military. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), who is retiring at the end of this session, called today for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to bring the bill up for a vote before the end of the year.

“Allowing undocumented students to attend primary and secondary schools but requiring that they pay out-of-state tuition for college creates an unfair financial burden that many, even very talented, students cannot overcome,â€