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Background
The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act
(DREAM Act) is a bipartisan legislation that seeks to address the plight
that thousands of documented students face when trying to attend
institutions of higher education in the only country they know as home, the
United States of America. |
Each year about 65,000 undocumented students graduate from United States high schools. They are
great students and aspiring lawyers, teachers, doctors, engineers, and artists. Even when given the
opportunity to attend institutions of higher education, undocumented students are trapped in a legal
paradox, since they cannot actively participate in the legal workforce and put their talents and skills
to use.
Congress has failed to pass this legislation since 2001, which has caused our nation to lose a vital
asset, an untapped resource of educated immigrant students with promising futures, who have
demonstrated a strong commitment and desire to become productive members of our society. |
