187 Republicans vote against the Dream and Promise Act

Eighteen years after the original Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, was introduced, the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Dream and Promise Act — a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for nearly 2.1 million immigrants brought to the United States by their parents as children.

The bill passed with a 237-187 vote. The vote was mostly along party lines, and only seven Republicans voted in favor of the bill.

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