Immigrant Students Dream for a Future in America

There are immigrant youth that have been living in the U.S. since they were toddlers. And, even though they are tax-paying, law-abiding residents they will have no options for a future in the U.S. once they’ve completed their studies. The Dream Act would change that:

“The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (also called “The DREAM Act”) [is] a piece of proposed federal legislation in the United States that would provide certain immigrant students who graduate from a [U.S. high school], 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.” Wikipedia

“The federal DREAM Act (S.729 / H.R. 1751) will provide undocumented immigrant youth in the United States with conditional residency and a pathway to citizenship provided they came here before the age of 16 and maintained continuous residence for 5 years, graduate from high school or obtain a GED, attend 2 years of college or join the military and have no criminal records.

If Congress fails to act this year, another entire class of outstanding, law-abiding high school students will graduate without being able to plan for the future, and some will be removed from their homes to countries they barely know. This tragedy will cause America to lose a vital asset: an educated class of promising immigrant students who have demonstrated a commitment to hard work and a strong desire to be contributing members of our society.” Dreamactivist.org

Log on to www.dreamact2009.com to show your support and sign the petition.

Popularity: 2% [?]

This entry was posted on Monday, April 13th, 2009 at 1:52 pm. It is filed under activism, USA. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.