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Tennessee Senators Want Immigration Reform Before Considering DREAM Act

Monday, September 20th, 2010, by Blake Farmer

Tennessee’s two Republican senators say giving undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship through college isn’t something they can support right now. The DREAM Act is expected to come up for a debate in the Senate this week, after kicking around in congress for nearly a decade.

There are bigger concerns that must come first, says Senator Lamar Alexander.

“I don’t think we can solve the problems of people who have come here illegally until we first secure the border. So for that reason, I haven’t been able to support the DREAM Act.â€