Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Senate Assistant Majority Leader Richard Durbin attend a press conference on the Dream Act in Washington

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) (R) and Senate Assistant Majority Leader Richard Durbin (D-IL) listen as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers remarks at a press conference on the Dream Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington on December 8, 2010. This bill would provide certain illegal and deportable alien students who graduate from US high schools the opportunity to earn conditional permanent residency if they complete two years in the military or two years at a four year institution of higher learning. UPI/Kevin Dietsch