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Immigration Advocates Look Back At Long Fight For DREAM Act

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The government shutdown ended with a promise that the Senate will take up the fate of DACA recipients next month. But that outcome was still unsatisfactory for many immigrant advocates because they've heard this before. Some have been fighting for the DREAM Act since they were teenagers and are now nearing 40.

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Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers immigration and breaking news.