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    Congressman Rivera to File STARS Act to Give Residency to Young Undocumented Immigran

    Congressman Rivera to File STARS Act to Give Residency to Young Undocumented Immigrants

    The bill will allow undocumented immigrants who arrive before the age of 16 to the U.S. to gain residency


    By Betty Yu
    Saturday, May 19, 2012 | Updated 11:57 AM EDT

    Sisters Daniela and Dayana Pelaez joined Congressman David Rivera at North Miami Senior High School Saturday morning to announce that the Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status (STARS) Act will be filed in a few weeks.

    The bill will allow undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States before the age of 16 the opportunity to adjust their residency status if they earn a degree from an accredited four-year institution of higher education and meet certain criteria.

    Congressman Rivera was inspired by Daniela to draft the bill. He has spent the last two months finalizing the language of the STARS Act.

    The Colombian sisters were granted a two-year reprieve in March.

    Palaez is going to Washington D.C. with her sister and lawyer on May 30 to support Congressman Rivera and garner support for the STARS Act.

    She will attend Dartmouth College this fall and plans to study medicine.

    Congressman Rivera to File STARS Act to Give Residency to Young Undocumented Immigrants | NBC 6 Miami
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    Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status (STARS)
    Who contrives these ridiculous acronyms?

    This is just the DREAM Act under the table.
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    Congressman Rivera to Introduce STARS Act Into Congress

    Congressman Rivera to Introduce STARS Act Into Congress

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    Pelaez sisters and their attorney speak to NBC 6 at the airport as they head toward Washington D.C.

    By Karen Yi
    Wednesday, May 30, 2012


    Sisters Daniela and Dayana Pelaez may be one step closer to helping young undocumented students like themselves adjust their legal status.

    The sisters left for Washington D.C. Wednesday to meet with Congressman David Rivera and introduce the Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status (STARS) Act into Congress.

    The STARS Act would allow undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States before the age of 16 the opportunity to adjust their residency status if they earn a degree from an accredited four-year institution of higher education and meet certain criteria.

    “The legislation is near and dear to me, it’s the fruit of our labor,” Daniela Pelaez told NBC 6. “Our last Washington trip we came back with a proposal and now hope we’re going to submit it to the legislative committee and it’ll come back as an actual bill that we can vote for.”

    Pelaez, a senior at North Miami Senior High School, worked with the Congressman to draft the bill that will be introduced to the judiciary committee of the House of Representatives.

    “After that, we need to keep lobbying this law. This needs to pass, it’s the only concrete solution for Daniela and kids like her in the U.S.,” Pelaez’s attorney Nera Shefer said.

    Advocates of STARS Act have said the bill is a different and more tailored version of the controversial Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minor (DREAM) Act that has yet to pass in Congress.

    Under the DREAM Act, undocumented immigrants that arrived in the U.S. before they were 15 years old must complete two years of high education or two years of military service. It is not required that they graduate.
    Pelaez and her sister were granted a two-year reprieve in March after facing imminent deportation. The pair has received a flurry of support from local officials, catapulting their case to the national stage.

    The sisters also started their own foundation, We Are Here Foundation, Inc. to raise money and provide scholarships, grants and support to student immigrants in the U.S.

    “I want everybody that has been in my situation to get help and this is a real and concrete solution we have at this point and we need to pass it to help kids,” Pelaez said.

    Pelaez left Colombia with her parents in 1998. Her family overstayed a tourist visa when she was 4 years old. She plans to study medicine at Dartmouth College come fall.


    source: Congressman Rivera to Introduce STARS Act Into Congress | NBC 6 Miami
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    This sounds like the DRAM Act without the requirement of military service.
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    It is the Dream Act Amnesty and we are about to have to knock this down and educate everyone to take action against this.

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    The Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status (STARS) Act

    Congressman David Rivera is introducing the Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status

    (STARS) Act. The STARS Act will allow undocumented immigrants the opportunity to adjust their residency status if they achieve a degree from an accredited 4 year institution of higher education and meet certain other criteria.

    Specifically, the STARS Act authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the removal of an undocumented immigrant and grant them conditional non-immigrant status (upon application) if the individual petitions for such suspension and meets the following
    requirements:

    · Obtained a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States
    · Arrived in the U.S. before the age of 16
    · Maintained residence in the U.S. for at least the previous five consecutive years
    · Has demonstrated “good moral conduct” as defined by U.S. Code Title 8 Section 1227(a)
    · Has been admitted to an accredited 4 year institution of higher education in the United States
    · Is 19 years of age or younger or was granted “voluntary departure” status before turning 19, are 21 years of age or younger.

    The conditional non-immigrant status will be granted for five years. However, it will be immediately revoked if the individual:

    · Fails to continue demonstrating “good moral conduct”
    · Becomes a public charge.
    · Fails to enroll in an accredited 4 year institution of higher education within 1 year of receiving the conditional non-immigrant status.
    · Fails to continue to attend a college or university.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall extend the conditional non-immigrant status for an additional five years if the individual:
    · Has graduated from an accredited 4 year institution of higher education
    · Continues to demonstrate “good moral conduct”
    · Has maintained residence in the U.S. throughout their studies.
    · Becomes a public charge.

    After receiving the additional five year non-immigrant status extension, the STARS Act authorizes the graduate to apply for legal permanent status.

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    Republicans introduce their own version of Dream Act

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    Wednesday, May 30, 2012

    Rep. David Rivera
    on Wednesday introduced the first Republican version of the Dream Act in this Congress which would give a select group of high-achieving illegal immigrant students the chance to stay and study in the U.S.

    The Florida Republican said his bill was designed to help students in the same predicament as one of his constituents, Daniela Pelaez, who is graduating as valedictorian of her high school but who was brought to the U.S. illegally at age four and has been ordered deported.

    “This legislation can make the American dream a reality for young people like Daniela who through no fault of their own are prevented from realizing their full potential in this land of opportunity,” Mr. Rivera said.

    His bill, which he deemed the Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status Act, or Stars Act, would apply to students who were brought to the U.S. before age 16, who got their diploma, kept out of trouble and were accepted to a four-year college or university.

    They would be eligible to apply for a five-year visa to stay and study in the U.S., and if they graduate from college they would be able to apply to stay longer and be put on a path to citizenship.

    Illegal immigrant children and young adults are among the toughest cases in the immigration debate, having been brought here with little say in the decision, often as very young children. In some instances they say they didn’t even discover they were here illegally until late in their teens.

    Some lawmakers oppose any new rights for illegal immigrant students, but for those who do support new rights, the key question is how broadly to draw the law.

    Mr. Rivera’s bill is far more narrow than the versions introduced by Democrats, known as the Dream Act, which would grant legal status to those at least into their late 20s. The Dream Act would set a much lower education standard — often as low as having enrolled in several college-level classes.

    The Dream Act would also apply to illegal immigrant young adults who join the U.S. military.
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    Citizenship Divides Republicans, Democrats On DREAM Act


    By Jeremy B. White:

    May 31, 2012 11:22 AM EDT


    A newly introduced Republican alternative to the Democrat-backed DREAM Act affirms a key disagreement between the two parties: whether young undocumented immigrants should have a chance to become U.S. citizens.


    The Studying Towards Residency Status Act, introduced on Wednesday by Rep. David Rivera of Florida, would apply to immigrants who arrived in the United States before they were 16 and remained for at least five years. As with the DREAM Act, the bill is intended to address young people who were brought to the country illegally through no fault of their own.

    But Rivera's bill would extend five years of non-immigrant status to eligible immigrants who have earned a high school diploma and been accepted to a four-year college. The DREAM Act would open a path to citizenship for young unauthorized immigrants with clean criminal records who enroll in college or join the military.

    The term non-immigrant status encompasses people who are in the United States for a finite period of time, whether to attend school or conduct business, under the assumption that they will return to their home country (many of the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States overstayed these types of temporary visas). Immigrant visas, like the coveted "green card," confer the right to remain in the United States indefinitely.

    The DREAM Act, which passed the House in 2010 only to falter in the Senate, is a rallying point for immigration advocates and enjoys broad support in the Latino community. Despite vowing to veto the bill if he were elected, likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney recently called for a "Republican DREAM Act" during a speech in which he warned that his party's anemic support amongst Hispanic voters could be fatal in November.

    Some Republicans have been doing what Romney suggested. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, whose name surfaces often as a potential vice presidential pick, has said he plans to introduce a version of the DREAM Act that, like Rivera's bill, would only offer non-immigrant status.

    Supporters of the DREAM Act argue that does not go far enough. In their view, it is unjust to deny a chance to remain in the United States to young people who grew up in the country, immersed in American culture and attending American schools. Many of them have only dim memories of their countries of origin and think of the United States as home.

    Conversely, for Republicans, the prospect of granting citizenship to unauthorized immigrants is a dealbreaker. They equate the move with amnesty and charge that it would encourage more immigrants to illegally move to the United States. Opponents also warn about "chain migration," in which immigrants who gain status through the DREAM Act would be able to legalize family members, although immigrants aided by the DREAM Act would need to wait 10 years to sponsor spouses or minor children and a minimum of 13 years to sponsor parents or siblings.
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