Politics & Government
Sens. Durbin, Duckworth Honor Memory Of Sen. Lindsey Graham
Sen. Dick Durbin has been trying to pass the DREAM Act since 2001, and credited Graham for crossing party lines to cosponsor it.
Updated on: July 13, 2026 / 5:30 AM CDT
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) issued a statement honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who died this weekend.
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Among other things, Durbin credited Graham for supporting the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors. The act would grant them temporary conditional residency and, if they are able to satisfy further qualifications, permanent residency and eventually the ability to gain full citizenship.
Durbin has been trying to pass the DREAM Act since 2001, and credited Graham for crossing party lines to cosponsor it.
