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Last week’s Senate Judiciary hearing on the DREAM Act adhered to a compelling public script. Featuring gripping personal performances from DREAM youth new to the national stage, such as 18-year old Ola Kaso of Michigan, and the powerful work of Obama Administration officials such as Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, “The DREAM Act” hearing was a must see. Yet amidst the strong performances of the witnesses, it was the insider veteran stage hand from Texas who stole the show. 

Reprising a now familiar role with a tour de force performance was Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) â€" who managed in one sitting to embody a range of personalities and characters. Shifting from a nativist ally to a Republican attack dog to a sage political pundit, Cornyn demonstrated that he’s truly a great actor, simultaneously portraying himself as sympathetic toward the plight of DREAM youth and a dedicated advocate of comprehensive immigration reform while raising the specter of D! REAM youth as criminals. 

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