The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (The "DREAM Act") is a piece of proposed federal legislation that was introduced in the US senate, and the US house of representatives in March 26, 2009. This bill would provide certain immigrant students who graduate from US High Schools, are of good moral character, arrived in the US as children, and have been in the country continuously for at least five years prior to the bill's enactment, the opportunity to earn conditional permanent residency. The students will obtain temporary residency for a fixed frame of six years. Within the six year period, a qualified student must attend college, and earn a two year degree, or serve in the military for two years in order to earn citizenship after the six years period. If student does not comply with either his/her college requirement or military service requirement, temporary residency will be taken away and student will be subjected to deportation. This is controversial because it's meant to benefit undocumented individuals who are living here illegally. Critics contend the legislation would spend federal money on undocumented immigrants at the expense of American citizens, and that the bill would encourage illegal immigration. They also argue that citizens and residents would be forced to compete with undocumented immigrants for spots in college and university classes. Click on the the title above to gather further information and then weigh in with a thoughtful comment of your own.
i think this act should be passed. It is not the young children's fault they were brought here illegally by their parents. The kids have been through schooling and everything we have. Life in america is probably better than from where they came from, so why not let them stay here. If they were good citizens i don't see what is wrong with keeping the children here.
ReplyDeletei agree, if these alien students haven't commited any crimes and are willing to put in the effort in school and or serve in the millitary then they should be allowed to stay. I expecially agree with the fact that if these people want to serve the U.S in the millitary and risk there lives for this land then they do deserve to be citizens of the nation . Afterall lets remeber than not every highschoolgraduate wants to go to college and only about 35% of our citizens join the millitary upon graduation, we could use this to our advantage. Tresor K
ReplyDeleteI strongly support this act. As an immigrant I can assure that the main reason for the majority of these students' parents to come to the US was to look for a better way of living that they couldn't find in their native countries. If they decided to come here in an illegal way it must have been because they were desperate and it was their only option, so if the US can give them the possibility of studying and improving their lives why not giving it to them if they have been good persons and have respected the US? In any case, they will look for other ways to stay here and work and because they are not legal citizens they may work "under the table" and affect the country's economy. So by passing this act we will be helping these immigrants and at the same time, the US.
ReplyDeleteThese kids have been raised as Americans. They have passed through our school system and have overcome the same challenges legal citizens have. I believe that this act should be passed. these kids deserve amnesty from the government and should be allowed to continue their lives here in America. Although adding these kids into the college and university admission will increase competition, they deserve to have the chance. American children should not be complaining about the competition because these kids have studied just as hard as they have to have the chance to get into those colleges and universities. our world is globalizing and if we dont have this competition with these kids now we will face it later with other kids throughout the world.
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There is no reason that this would increase illegal immigration because this only includes the children that have been here for five years prior to the bills enactment. These students had to go thought the same challenges american students had to go through. I strongly support it and hope it gets passed.
ReplyDeleteWhile i do see the opposing side of this argument: that we who are here legally will have to compete come closely for college spots, that more immigrants may try and come here to increase their child's likelihood of having a successful future, I agree that the bill should be passed. The kids that will end up with citizenship are ones who follow the law and have already proved that they want to be Americans. They should not be penalized for their parents mistakes. I do agree with the requirements for them, making it necessary for them to show they really want to be here.
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