The U.S. Senate failed to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell. And it put the DREAM Act which would give undocumented young people a chance at legalization on hold.
If there is a silver lining to be drawn from these twin failures, it is this -- the Senate was evenhanded in its tightfistedness. It didn't give undocumented students what it refused its gay soldiers. Rights. And in its failure, perhaps it unwittingly showed both groups that they are still in the same boat.
Don't Ask, Don't Dream (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandip-roy/dont-ask-dont-dream_b_795253.html)