The
Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act (DREAM) is a bi-partition
bill introduced to Congress in 2001 and reintroduced in 2009 by Utah (R)
Senator Orion Hatch and Illinois (D) Senator Richard Durbin created to help
youths brought the United States by undocumented parents as children who are
now graduating from High School not only find a path to citizenship for
themselves, but also be allowed to continue their education into college and
beyond.
To
qualify for the DREAM Act an applicant must adhere to several very strict
guidelines that include the following:
-The applicant must have entered the United States prior to their 16th birthday.
-The applicant must have been in the United States for at least 5 consecutive years prior to the bill passing.
-The applicant must have graduated from High School, obtained a GED or currently be enrolled in College, a Trade School or another type of Institution for Higher Learning.
-The applicant must currently be 30 and under at the time they are applying.
-The applicant must have good moral standing (no previous or current convictions).
-The applicant must have entered the United States prior to their 16th birthday.
-The applicant must have been in the United States for at least 5 consecutive years prior to the bill passing.
-The applicant must have graduated from High School, obtained a GED or currently be enrolled in College, a Trade School or another type of Institution for Higher Learning.
-The applicant must currently be 30 and under at the time they are applying.
-The applicant must have good moral standing (no previous or current convictions).
With
all of those requirements met and The DREAM Act is passed (its currently one
vote short) a person will be granted a temporary, conditional allowance to
remain in the United States for up to 6 years provided they follow the next set
of guidelines.
http://adreamact.com/what-is-the-dream-act/
Being a country built by immigrants, The Dream Act is a policy that needs to be passed in order for America to keep its character. America is the melting pot, where families from multiple backgrounds were able to flee turmoil in their homeland, and build towards a life of prosperity. Immigrants were able to offer their children better education, health, and decent living conditions here in America. As the years went on some citizens of America have forgotten the importance of these immigrants. We somehow think they are beneath us or they don't belong here. I don't understand how anybody can claim this territory as their own when we all were imported (willingly or not). Immigrants are America, and i believe the Dream act is a great way to pay homage to them.
ReplyDeleteYou are right that the Dream Act would be a great way to homage all immigrants. We have to be careful who are the people getting this opportunity. Green card is a benefit and we are, American Citizens, have to be extra cautious about who will get an advantage of this opportunity. Careless passing to any immigration law just to garner vote is not right either. We need to be very careful considering the security of the existing citizens.
DeleteI think Dream Act is a great idea. I am an immigrant myself, so this issue is very close to me. The only thing that confuses me is the limits they put on age and education. It almost looks like the Government says if we will grant this privilege, we only want young and educated people. That might create a ground for discrimination.
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely right here, and it probably will. But if try to look at this from their point of view - what is better fro the country: Educated and young people? Or uneducated and unable to serve their country people? I can't tell you exactly where I stand at this point, but I am trying to think outside of my personal views, and see what is better for the country itself. (Anna Diarra)
DeleteFirst I wanted to commend you as a group for choosing this topic because I personally believe it is important. One of my childhood friends came here when she was about 2 or 3 years old and a judge made a mistake filling out the papers. Because of that mistake, 17 years later, she was going to be deported but thanks to the idea of The Dream Act, it helped inspire people to start a petition to keep her here. For someone to have been in America since such a young age why should he or she be denied the right of staying? America is their home as much as it is yours or mines, and for some it's probably the only home they've ever known.
ReplyDeleteLike Josiah, I believe that America is built on diversity. We all came from an immigrant family member at one point in time so who are we to deny others the same right we once received? So I believe it is important that The Dream Act be passed.
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DeleteI totally agree with you that it should be passed. The Constitution starts with words "We are the people". So we are, people of United States, all former immigrants, should definitely help others, as you say. And my only concern, as I said in previous post, that it has some careless positions. (Anna Diarra)
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