Harry Reid Introduces Fifth Version Of The DREAM Act

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Image from Creative Commons)
The DREAM Act would offer legalization for immigrants who were brought to this country before the age of 16 and go to college or serve in the United States military for at least two years.

There are limits on the DREAM Act and this fifth version would prevent illegal immigrants from receiving in-state college tuition, limit individuals from sponsoring family members for US citizenship, and would restrict the eligility of anyone convicted of certain misdemanor crimes, among other proposed changes.

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said that this new bill “simply is an effort to deal with any potential costs estimates to make it revenue-neutral. There wouldn’t be any reason for anyone to vote against it because it wouldn’t cost anything.â€