The Dream Act
This is a research paper about the DREAM Act also known as The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. For those who do not know what it is, I am going to explain it to you. I did lots of research and formed my own thoughts and opinions about it. I am now going to share that with you! This is a bill that was introduced in the United States Senate in the month of November, year 2005 by a Senator by the name of Richard Durbinis. Its purpose is to give undocumented students a chance at becoming permanent residents. The bill reads that if a student comes into the United States five years before the passage of the legislature and was under the age of sixteen when they came to the United States, they are very much so eligible for six years of residency status. This will follow through after completing an associate’s degree or the minimum of two years of military service. This bill helps students become a citizen despite the status passed on to them by their undocumented parents if at the end of the six year period. The individual has shown a great example of positive character; they then can go ahead and apply to be a United States citizen. Being a citizen is so important to people! Without the green flag saying that you are a united state citizen it is very complicated to get a job etc.i am going to elaborate more on the Dream Act in the following paper! I hope that you grasp the and understand the research that I have found!
There are major provisions of the Dream Act. In other word things that need to happen which is, Adjustment of Status, Restoration of “State right” to define residency, and also Federal Education Data Gathering. “Adjustment of Status: The act would provide the ability to adjust immigration status for immigrant students between the ages of 12-21 with good moral character who have lived in the United States for five years or more. The act also applies to high school graduates under the age of 25 who...