DREAM Act Proposes More Than Amnesty-NUMBERS UPDATE 4/2/09
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DREAM Act Proposes More than Amnesty
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 10:56 AM
Sen. Rich Durbin
Congressmen Who...
Sponsors of the DREAM Act
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 10:56 AM
Sponsors of Senate Version (S.729)
Count: 21
Bingaman (NM)
Boxer (CA)
Dodd (CT)
DURBIN (IL)
Feingold (WI)
Feinstein (CA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Harkin (IA)
Kennedy (MA)
Kerry (MA)
Leahy (VT)
Lieberman (CT)
Lugar (IN)
Martinez (FL)
Menendez (NJ)
Murray (WA)
B.Nelson (FL)
Reid (NV)
Whitehouse (RI)
Sponsors of House Version
Count: 19
Ackerman (NY)
BERMAN (CA)
Cao (LA)
Capps (CA)
Capuano (MA)
Conyers (MI)
L.Diaz-Balart (FL)
M.Diaz-Balart (FL)
Engel (NY)
Farr (CA)
Filner (CA)
Gonzalez (TX)
Grijalva (AZ)
Hinojosa (TX)
Lofgren (CA)
McCarthy (NY)
Nunes (CA)
Polis (CO)
Ros-Lehtinen (FL)
Roybal-Allard (CA)
Sanchez (CA)
Main bill sponsors in BOLD
S.729 /H.R.1751 Supporters of Sen. Durbin's DREAM Act will say that it provides a path to citizenship and educational opportunities for illegal alien children. What they won't tell you is that it would provide Amnesty under certain conditions to anyone under the age of 35 whose been in the country for the last five years.
In essence, an illegal alien under the age of 35 who's been breaking federal immigration laws for the last five years, but has a high school diploma or GED and has been admitted (not attending) an institution of higher learning will get an Amnesty. Illegal aliens must also show that they were first brought into the country at the age of 16 or less, but the DREAM Act provides no system or method to verify whether or not the illegal aliens applying for lawful permanent resident status actually meet the requirements. A signed affidavit will suffice.
The Amnesty offered in the DREAM Act sets no numerical limits on how many illegal aliens may be granted Amnesty, and they do not count against the current annual Green Card limits. Furthermore, once granted permanent resident status, beneficiaries of the DREAM Act can then sponsor their relatives under current Chain Migration laws. Once the application for permanent residence is filed by those who qualify, they cannot be deported while their application or any appeals are being considered.
The benefits to illegal aliens through the DREAM Act go beyond Amnesty. DREAM Act beneficiaries would receive in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities, can benefit from welfare and other government assistance programs and they qualify for student loans and federal work-study programs.
There are some additional criteria Amnesty applicants will need to meet above and beyond the length of time and educational requirements. Illegal aliens must be a person of "good moral character," although they are allowed two misdemeanor convictions.
They must not have anything other than an honorable discharge from the military, they can't be a known terrorist, human smuggler, or international child abductor and they must have no convictions of an aggravated felony and no more than two misdemeanors.
For NumbersUSA's full analysis of the DREAM Act, see our Fact Sheet.
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/files ... points.pdf
You can also visit the Proposed Bills page and look under Amnesty for updates on the DREAM Act.
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/learn ... sty.html-0
For most of you, there are faxes on your Action Buffet to send to your Representatives urging them not to support the DREAM Act.
http://www.numbersusa.com/actionbuffet
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/ ... nesty.html