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FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – It was a long and busy day during the 60th and final day of the Kentucky General Assembly on Thursday as lawmakers rushed to approve legislation

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – It was a long and busy day during the 60th and final day of the Kentucky General Assembly on Thursday as lawmakers rushed to approve legislation

Hickory Public Schools is offering summer learning programs to help students struggling in school.

Details surface on Rubio-GOP version of Dream Act   Published Nov. 19, 2012 Sen. Marco Rubio while in Iowa on Saturday told reporters that he has been circulating a draft of a Dream Act alternative and received positive feedback. His office declined to provide a copy but said it mirrors this "Achieve Act" that popped up on Capitol Hill late last week. The one-page draft, apparently leaked as a trial balloon, would be limited to college-educated immigrants or those who serve in the military a...

Of that play. they looked at it, is a called them to do as the civil right issue of their time. at the end of the day when you have u.s. citizens citizens andl permanent residents being unlawfully detained in immigration raids you feel like youre a second class citizen. >> the dream act has been floating around for years. republicans introduced the achieve act, yet the hispanic caucus rejected that. why? >> the problem with the achieve act, it doesnt achieve the dream. the dream is to take young...

Primaries he was tougher on illegal immigrants than any of his rivals, rejecting the dream act supported by governor perry, mocking as an necessary city speaker gingrichs call for mercy for those who have been here ten years or more. the results were stunning stunnd decisive. barack obama won 79% of the latino vote. more than enough to give him almost every swing state and the popular vote. and with the latino population growing faster than any other, the future looks bleak for the g.o.p. either...

In kind of segments. i agree with that position because you almost have to. we havent had immigration reform really since 1986 and ronald reagan where it was amnesty, security. weve only done amnesty. many conservatives and republicans. >> i would just take a vote democrats and republicans push this off. george w. bush also during his eight years in office didnt bring it. i agree with you. >> heres why well see immigration reform in 2013. >> doubtful. >> the achieve act essentially is by the way...

Would have six years to get some kind of degree, a vocational degree, a college degree, and then they would move on to the second step, which would be a work visa. and if they abide by the law and they have a job, they would be able to then get a third step permanent visa that is a legal status that they would be able to work here and have the -- never have the fear of being deported. >> as always, there are critics, one of them nbc latino contributor raul reyes who wrote this on friday, "the ac...

The gop is working overtime to present a different face to latinos in regards to immigration tuesday. kay bailey hutchison of texas and jon kyl of arizona introduced the achieve act. it offers three steps that could lead to permanent legal status. joining me now from dallas, texas, to talk about the achieve act and the future of immigration legislation, outgoing senator kay bailey hutchison. senator, good to see you. >> thank you, craig. good to be here. >> first of all, really quickly for folks...

Eastern europe? arent they just as valuable? arent they just as worthy? >> the jobs bill will be later on this week. retiring republicans have introduced their own bill the achieve act. it would grant a pathway to citizenship for i am grans who seek a college education or military experience but who turn down welfare. in washington doug mcelway, fox news. coming up does your mother always nag you about getting married? dr. keith ablow is here to determine if she is normal or if she is not. >> ...