February 16, 2018 12:15 PM

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US Senate rejects Dreamer Immigration Bill

The US Senate has rejected a series of bills to protect "Dreamer" immigrants yesterday. The Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to move forward on four separate proposals. The Senate votes were the latest in a series of failures in Congress in recent years to pass a comprehensive immigration plan. <br/><br/>Both Republicans and Democrats put the blame on each other for the rejection of bills. Nearly 8 lakh Dreamers benefited from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama administration program that allowed them to work and study in the United States. Trump rescinded the program last year and set a March 5 expiration date. However, Federal Judges have blocked that from taking effect amid litigation.<br/><br/>

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