WASHINGTON — Republican Senate Saturday condemned an effort that would have given hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants a path to legal status are they registered with the College and joined the army.
Sponsors of the Dream Act fell five votes 60 needed break heavily GOP opposition and win its adoption before Republicans back home and narrow majority Democrats in the Senate next month.
President Barack Obama called "incredibly disappointing... vote
"A minority of Senators blocked the Senate to do what most Americans understand is preferable for the country," said Obama. "There is simply no reason not to pass this important legislation."
Dozens of immigrants with mortars graduation watched the Gallery of visitors to the Senate, on their face disappointment as a vote of 55 - 41 were announced.
"It's a dark day in America," said Jorge Mario Cabrera, a spokesperson for the Coalition for the rights of immigrants without cruelty in Los Angeles. "The Senate has... thrown in the bus, the life and hard work of thousands and thousands of students who love this country as their own homes and, in fact, have no other home."
Hispanic activists and defenders of the immigrant had sought to Bill as a down payment on what they hoped would be wider action by Obama and the Democratic Congress controlled to give a chance for 10 to 12 million illegal immigrants in the nation on the legal status.
It targeted the most sympathetic of the millions of illegal immigrants - those introduced the United States like children, who, in many cases, consider themselves American, speak English and have no links or family living in their home countries.
"They are located in the classrooms and pledge allegiance to our flag,", said Senator Dick Durbin, D - Illinois, main sponsor of the Bill. "This is the only country that they have ever experienced." Everything they asking you is a chance to serve this nation. »
Critics called the Bill a grant is back amnesty that would encourage more foreign to introduce on the American market in the hopes of legalized subsequently.
"Treat the symptoms of the problem could be... feel better, but it may allow the underlying problem of metastases," said Senator Jon Kyl, R - Arizona "Unfortunately, this is what is happening on our border."
Legislation would have given a status for 1 to 2 million illegal immigrants appeals before the age of 16, United States route have been here for five years, graduated from high school or acquired a degree of equivalence and is joined to the army or the University.
Determination of Democrats to vote on the Bill before the end of the year reflects the efforts of the party to meet Hispanic groups whose support was criticized in recent elections and will be again in 2012. They said try it again in the next Congress, despite the increased presence of GOP.
"Echo of this vote will be strong and long," said REP Luis V. Gutierrez, D - ill., a sponsor of House Bill key. "We are on the tipping point that will define the political alignment of Latino voters for a generation democratic and Republican parties."
"This country has a history of the opening of his arm," said Senator Barbara Boxer, D - California "today, his arms were closed, but we'll get there."
Three Republicans - Robert Bennett of Utah, Lisa Murkowski, Alaska and Richard Lugar of Indiana - joined 50 Democrats and independent two Senate voted for the Bill.
Five Democrats - Max Baucus and Jon Tester of Montana, Kay Hagan Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas - North Carolina joined 36 Republicans in blocking it. Do not vote were Republican senators Jim Bunning of Kentucky, Orrin Hatch of Utah and Judd Gregg's New Hampshire Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
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Sofia Mannos associated press journalist has contributed to this report.
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