Thread: Students Waiting for DREAM Act Passage Lost in Immigration D

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Written by: Ali Burki
Published: 08/02/2006

Students Waiting for DREAM Act Passage Lost in Immigration Debate
A group of students met with members of Congress as they pushed for the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. The legislation would allow permenant resident status for illegal immigrant students who came to the U.S. at a very young age and have completed an associate or two years of a bachelor’s degree. Approximately 65,000 eligible students will graduate high school this year.

The legislation stalled once Congress moved away from the immigration reform issue but has left some students in limbo. The affected students and graduates, some with engineering and science degrees from the most selective universities, complain that they cannot find work given their illegal status and that returning to their respective countries is not an option given that they arrived in the US as small children with little memory or understanding of their native countries.

The bill would allow ‘conditional’ residence status, for a maximum period of six years, to students at least 16 years of age who have grown up in the United States and completed high school. After completing two years of college, community service or joining the military the students would become eligible for permanent residence.

Opponents of the bill argue that it would send the wrong message to potential illegal immigrants and could further flood the country with unlawful entrants.

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The DREAM Act is just another amnesty.

Approximately 65,000 eligible students will graduate high school this year.

Each year, 65,000 more people who can't legally get jobs because they are illegal aliens. 65,000 more people who will feed off of our social services. 65,000 more potential gang members.

At High School graduation the should receive their diploma and a free ticket back to their home country.

returning to their respective countries is not an option given that they arrived in the US as small children with little memory or understanding of their native countries

What a bunch of crap. You can't tell me that these kids don't have Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, etc., who would welcome them back. Most of these kids are quick to quote their high GPAs. They should have no problems assimilating back to their native cultures and languages.

returning to their respective countries is not an option given that they arrived in the US as small children with little memory or understanding of their native countries

I believe the DREAM Act says that they must have arrived in the U.S. before their 16th birthday. So, many were not small children, as they would have you believe.

Since Senate included the DREAM act in 2611, Congress will be the next target to insure its inclusion in future legislation.

Since Senate included the DREAM act in 2611, Congress will be the next target to insure its inclusion in future legislation.

Right you are, there's a discussion going on, as we speak, over at cosaonline.org, about writing a letter to Speaker Of The House, Dennis Hastert, to promote the DREAM Act. They are thinking of every possible angle they can use to convince Hastert to support DREAM.

What they don't realize, is that Mr. Hastert fears our votes, more than their dreams.