Pros And Cons Of The Dream Act
“THE DREAM ACT” Also known for its legal term: “The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act.” This act basically gives an opportunity to undocumented alien students to keep their educational progress. According to “Bill Summary and Status,” a summary of the DREAM ACT published online by the Library of Congress declares that to qualify for the benefits of the bill the beneficiaries must “Not have entered the United States on a non-immigrant Visa. Have proof of having arrived in the United States before age 16. Have proof of residence in the United States for at least five consecutive years since their date of arrival. If male he must had registered with the Selective Service. The beneficiaries must be between the ages of
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According to a report submitted online by Juan Carlos Guzmán and Raul C. Jara, to “Center for American Progress” an independent nonpartisan educational institute dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action, “If the DREAM ACT is approved the passage of this bill will improve our economy by $329 billion to and by 2030 create 1.4 million new jobs”, meaning a significant increase in our economy therefore its and improvement for the nation as well. The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has released a report indicating that “The DREAM ACT will be a nightmare for local tax payers and the states because, the cost of this amnesty bill will cost have an annually cost of $6.2 billion, cannot be calculated in the same rate as congressional budgets are calculated, because state universities and local community colleges will be forced, by law, to grant illegal aliens in-state tuition discounts, meaning that U.S. citizens will be forced to pay higher taxes and tuition rates because the DREAM ACT does not provide federal funding to cover the costs.“ These opponents also state that the act is encouraging the illegal immigration and it’s verified as well in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, 26, 459-472. Retrieved from http://heinonline.org in a report published in 2014, the Office of Customs and Border Protection “there has been an effective doubling in apprehensions of unaccompanied minors in the border since the proposal of this
According to a report submitted online by Juan Carlos Guzmán and Raul C. Jara, to “Center for American Progress” an independent nonpartisan educational institute dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action, “If the DREAM ACT is approved the passage of this bill will improve our economy by $329 billion to and by 2030 create 1.4 million new jobs”, meaning a significant increase in our economy therefore its and improvement for the nation as well. The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has released a report indicating that “The DREAM ACT will be a nightmare for local tax payers and the states because, the cost of this amnesty bill will cost have an annually cost of $6.2 billion, cannot be calculated in the same rate as congressional budgets are calculated, because state universities and local community colleges will be forced, by law, to grant illegal aliens in-state tuition discounts, meaning that U.S. citizens will be forced to pay higher taxes and tuition rates because the DREAM ACT does not provide federal funding to cover the costs.“ These opponents also state that the act is encouraging the illegal immigration and it’s verified as well in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, 26, 459-472. Retrieved from http://heinonline.org in a report published in 2014, the Office of Customs and Border Protection “there has been an effective doubling in apprehensions of unaccompanied minors in the border since the proposal of this