Immigration reform remains on agenda

The pending Republican takeover in the U.S. House of Representatives has not fully derailed local advocates' hopes for immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for some of the undocumented. Tony Castro in the Daily News,

While Republicans will likely fight most citizenship proposals, some San Fernando Valley immigrant-rights advocates feel optimistic because of last week's promises by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to push for the Dream Act in the lame duck session of Congress - before the new Republican majority is sworn in.

The Dream Act would legalize young, undocumented immigrants if they attend college or serve in the military, a bill that experts said has the best chance of enactment of any of the proposed immigration reform legislation.