· Great Falls Tribune · By John S. Adams · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
Great Falls Tribune reporter John S. Adams surveys the backlash among Montana progressives after Senator Jon Tester voted against the DREAM Act. The article contrasts activists who saw the vote as a betrayal with those who defended Tester's broader record, and quotes Shahid's argument that Montana's defeat of more than ten state immigration bills had already shown political support for a fairer approach.
This independent account places Shahid's criticism within a wider statewide and national response. It also shows how online organizing and small-donor networks that helped elect Tester in 2006 were beginning to demand influence over his immigration votes.