Pros And Cons Of The Dream Act

The DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) act is a bill that Congress is trying to pass that would deal with illegal immigration. It allows children of illegal immigrants that were brought into the country the ability to gain citizenship. The DREAM act requires children that were brought into the United Sates before they were 16 to have lived in The United States for at least five years and either serve in the military or finish two years of “higher education” all while making sure to keep up their good behavior. The DREAM act should be rejected because it rewards illegal behavior, fills up jobs that the hardworking Americans deserve, lowers wages, and unbalances the voting aspect of The United States.

With the recent decision to end DACA, made by the Trump administration, the future of “dreamers” are now in the hands of Congress. The administrations’ decision to put an end to the program that protects nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants from deportation is immoral and outright unjust. It is at tough times like this that I believe one should turn to faith and prayer rather than lose hope completely. Congress now has the responsibility of deciding how 800,000 people will live their lives for the next couple of years. These dreamers being protected from deportation by DACA consist of students and hardworking tax payers alike. Regardless of Congress’ decision to end or reform, all dreamers must keep their faith alive and not lose hope.

The Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors, more commonly known as it’s acronym, The Dream Act, is a parliamentary proposition to allow illegal aliens and their children to have the option of continuing their education into college. There are some differentiating opinions of this proposition. According to Yeh Ling-Ling, the main reason for Congress not supporting this bill is due to the lack of funding which will only increase the nation’s debt. With this being said, the students attending college through financial aid will be able to repay the debt they once claimed. It’s designed mainly for the people who have graduated high school or obtained a GED in America, but due to the immigration laws are unable to attend College or a higher academic setting.

The DREAM Act was first introduced in 2001. DREAM stands for Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors. The act was never passed but has been introduced many times. If the DREAM act was to be passed it would give illegal immigrants the chance to attend college, enlist in the military, and possibly gain permanent residency which can lead to citizenship. The DREAM Act should not be passed because it gives illegal immigrants more privileges than it does to people here legally.

Although the Dream Act seems to be an easy first step for young Latino immigrants in achieving the "American Dream", but the policy itself contains many internal flaws that cannot be disregarded. The Dream Act is not enacted for several reasons. One, by granting financial aid to undocumented students would violated the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996, which mandates that, "unauthorized aliens shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within a state (or a political subdivision) for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such benefit...without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident" (Ruge et al., 2004, p. 262). Second, "good moral characters" is a vague phrase that cannot be measured as to how each person identifies "good moral characters"(Munoz, 2009, p. 8). Lastly, opponents of the dream act argued that the enactment of this policy would interfere with the benefits and interests

Although the supporters of the Dream Act are trying extremely hard to pass the Act through the Senate, to date there are still no signs that the Dreamers are any closer today to

The contentious debate over the Dream Act Movement in the U.S. is examined from a liberal perspective, focusing on three types: families, power, and rights. This paper will analyze the importance of the Dreamers that have played a vital role in the United States economy. Following, the advocacy of undocumented youth to realize the passage of the Development, Relief, and education for Alien Minors (DREAMER) act, limited by a bipartisan legislation that would entitle undocumented youth a pathway to citizenship. Using the Latino/Hispanic race framework to emphases socio-political that surrounds the immigrant debate. Moreover, the ways undocumented youth announce about their identity and agency and the ways they fabricate their demands publicly

[Link] Well , What better opportunities do we offer that their country does not? Well first we bring them many opportunities that were not available to them in their home countries like “educational choices” and “fair justice system” (Source 2 [Yes], Number 8). For others, this opportunity for a better life serves as a second chance,[Point] people who are apart of DREAMers “can even be convicted of various crimes and have served time in an American prison.” (Source 1)[Evidence] Some immigrants come from an unjust background causing them to be involved in illegal activities such as stealing. And after learning from their mistakes they are able to join everyone else in getting a better life.[Explanation] However, opposers see this as “A path to citizenship rewards people for breaking the law.

The majority of the people insist that America isn’t full of culture, but in fact, Immigration has become a massive part of American culture. America has an immense number of immigrants settling in the US every year and these immigrants bring forth all kinds of culture and diversity resulting in hundreds of races and languages. They helped shape the U.S. and made a prominent change in America, whether it be economically, educational or with the military. We would be a totally different country without immigrants and immigrants needs to be undertaken through an accessible reform that will aid the youth as they are our generation for the future. The Dream Act proposes legalization for illegal immigrants through education and this act can pose a lot of benefits for the US.

Those who oppose the DREAM Act argue that undocumented individuals are defrauding the government because they do not pay taxes. Some argue that by allowing undocumented people to obtain citizenship will increase illegal immigration. Those who oppose the DREAM Act believe that a better solution would be to increase access and ability to legal immigration. Others who oppose immigration entirely forget the history of the United

During the presidential debates, Donald Trump was quoted saying, “One of the first things he would do to improve the border is get drug dealers and "bad hombres" out of the U.S. (CNN).” In this quote President Trump is stating that the people coming over the border are bad. A common belief is that the dreamers are bad and they are not contributing to American economy in a positive way. In actuality, the dreamers are quite the opposite of “bad hombres”, they are the Berkeley graduate who came to San Francisco at 9 years old and is now in medical school (Napolitano). As stated before we have already invested in the Dreamers’ education why throw away such a great investment, based on the false opinion of the Dreamers’ being “bad hombres”. Dreamers’ are stated to be a danger to the American society and are often thought to be bad or criminals. Statistics prove that is not the case at all. According to American Community Survey data, the incarceration rate for Dreamers’ who have graduated high school is 1.22% which is quite a lot less than the rate for a native which is 2.22% (Michelangelo). As proven true by the

Thank you for reading and replying to my post. Immigration is a very touching topic, I believe that we all know someone that their immigration status here in America is uncertain and if I put myself in their position, I’m sure it can be real intimidating. I agree with you when you say “that those that have clean records and work or study hard should have opportunities”, I think that if they are doing everything accordingly to what the law requires then the government will work with them. Just like you, I am not very familiar with the “DREAM ACT” but as far as I know the “DREAM ACT” never passed and is just a temporary programs program. I also heard on Fox Business news that President Trump is going to leave in place the protection

The Dream Act is on foreign immigrants that want to have the opportunity to come to America for a better education. Discussing the Dream Act’s history background and how it is affecting people in today’s society. According to “Dream Act” states, “In the following years, however, a rising number of states passed their own programs that reflected goals of DREAM, particularly focusing on helping young illegal immigrants gain access to higher education.” The Dream Act debates on whether to pass the form because President Barack Obama has wanted to pass it and give the illegal immigrants a chance to get an education and work in America. This will be addressed in my paper for the American Dream Act on how people in the United States want to give people a chance to become a citizen in America. In addition, the illegal immigrants have a resident home and they do not have to be homeless in the United States because people are willing to help the immigrants to have a better life.

Some people say that we should not have the Dream Act passed nationwide. One reason that it is opposed, is that many think that it sends the wrong message. The message implies that if you can just get your children across the border, you can get your child on their way to becoming a U.S. citizen, allow them the chance to better their lives, and get their parents on their way to becoming U.S. citizens. This is in fact not all true. It’s true that by getting their children here their children are

The DREAM Act has come to earn up to 48 co-sponsors in the Senate and 152 in the House, but despite this support has not been possible to become law. In 2003-2004, by a 16-3 vote he passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, but again did not go through the house. The same way the April 7, 2006, Arlen Specter made another unsuccessful proposal (S. 2611).Many failed attempts to achieve the creation of a law to immigrant students, which caused that in 2007, the DREAM Act will be considered as a separate proposal for law (S. 2205). This time obtained bipartisan majority vote in the Senate, but failed to reach the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture. Congress multiple times took the proposal in order to find a solution but in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011, this goal never