The Dream Act

The Dream Act the bill that was defeated on Wednesday the 24th of October by the Senate. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois was the measures lead sponsor. The Dream Act which stands for: Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors. The bill would have allowed young illegal immigrants the chance to eventually become American Citizens. Some of the prerequisites were, No Criminal Record, Need to have resided in the US for at least 5 years prior to the passing of the measure, have graduated from High School or have a GED. The last two prerequisites definitely made sure that the young illegal immigrants were worthy of citizenship. They are two years of military service or two years of college (an associate’s degree.) I believe that this measure would have greatly benefited the US in many ways. We definitely need people for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And it might seem like indentured servitude, but I believe that we could avoid that in this point in time. The two years of college is my favorite, what better way to show America that the young illegal immigrants can assimilate into our society: by the young people being educated before getting their citizenship. I Think this measure would have looked great for congress, they would have taken one step into the immigration problem.

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