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Updated: November 22, 2010 | 5:48 a.m.
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Immigrant rights supporters attend a pro-immigration rally Oct. 19 in New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada plans to bring up the so-called Dream Act, a bill that would provide a path for undocumented students to attain legal residency. But there are many reasons to see the move as merely a gesture. Fawn Johnson gives her take.

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