DREAM Act

The Congress should pass the DREAM Act which will give illegal immigrants,who were brought to this country as children and have stayed here since, a chance to apply for a permanent residency status if they have completed two years in the military or two years at a four year institution of higher learning.

Those who were brought to this country as a minor did not choose to be an illegal immigrant:

Diana Rebollevo, an illegal immigrant who came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was nine years old. When she graduated from high school she hoped to go to college, but without legal status she knew she could never afford it.


Michelle Rodriguez, who lived in Oklahoma since she was five years old . Her mom carried her across the Rio Grande from Mexico on a boat, she remains an undocumented.

An anonymous Harvard graduate who was a little girl and hadn't even learned the alphabet when she overstayed the visa.

Dream Act would save those people who are " Americans in every sense but lack of documentation."


About "65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools each year". However, those graduates will not have a chance to contribute to the economy without the DREAM Act. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the DREAM Act "would reduce the deficit by $1.4 billion over the next 10 years." If the bill is passed, it will bring more educated workers to participate in the economy rather than burying them underground.

According to a survey conducted by First Focus, 70% of American favor the DREAM Act.
Congress should  pass the DREAM Act.