<P> On May 11 , 2011 , then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reintroduced the DREAM Act in the Senate . Some Republicans who had supported the bill in the past , including Sen. John Cornyn of Texas , Jon Kyl of Arizona , John McCain of Arizona , and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina , withheld their votes , objecting that such a bill should not be granted without increasing immigration enforcement . Reid indicated that he would consider adding a workplace enforcement measure in the DREAM Act that would require every employer to use E-Verify , the government 's Internet - based work eligibility verification system . President Obama supported the bill as one of his efforts to reform the US immigration system . </P>
<P> On May 11 , 2011 , then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reintroduced the DREAM Act in the Senate . Some Republicans who had supported the bill in the past , including Sen. John Cornyn of Texas , Jon Kyl of Arizona , John McCain of Arizona , and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina , withheld their votes , objecting that such a bill should not be granted without increasing immigration enforcement . Reid indicated that he would consider adding a workplace enforcement measure in the DREAM Act that would require every employer to use E-Verify , the government 's Internet - based work eligibility verification system . President Obama supported the bill as one of his efforts to reform the US immigration system . </P>
when was the last time the dream act was introduced
when was the last time the dream act was introduced
May 11 , 2011
May 11 , 2011