(THE INTERCEPT) David Dayen, September 6, 2017  — IF SENATE DEMOCRATS were united in 2010, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children would already be on the path to citizenship. A vote on the DREAM Act held after the disastrous midterm elections got 3 Republican votes, enough to break a filibuster at the time if Democrats held firm. But six Democratic defections – five no votes and one abstention – sunk the bill, leading President Obama to eventually establish DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) to protect the DREAMers.

Jon Tester, D-Mont., is one of two senators still in office who opposed it seven years ago. Back then he called establishing a path to citizenship for those who had no decision in their arrival to America “amnesty,” and faced enormous criticism from the left.

On Tuesday, Tester criticized President Trump’s decision to cancel DACA after 6 months. “I don’t support what the president did,” Tester told reporters. “I think it’s ill-informed, I think it rips families apart and it’s not what this country stands for.”

But, a reporter from The Intercept asked, would Tester commit to voting for the DREAM Act, which he voted against in 2010? “I support comprehensive immigration reform,” he said.

Source: The Politics of the DREAM Act Seem Pretty Easy, But Some Democrats Are Still Screwing It Up