Illegal Immigration: Dream Act
Illegal Immigration: Dream Act
Voluminous of illegal immigrants leave their country in hoping to come to the United States to receive a better education and standard of living. Immigrants truly believe that coming to America could open a diverse of opportunities for them. However, when the issue of illegal immigration comes to play there are debates, opinions, and doubts that discriminate them in our society. Each year in the United States, thousands of students graduate from high school and have the ambition to accomplish their dream through an education. But unfortunately they can’t, not because they have no desire for a college education but because of illegal residence status requirements. “In response to this situation the Dream Act …show more content…
This act was first introduced in 2001 by senators Dick Durbin and Orin Hatch. This piece of legislation proposes residency to illegal students that have lived in the United States for most of their lives giving them a true opportunity to be part of this nation. The Dream Act stimulates freedom, equality, morality, and advantages if the requirements are met. One of the requirements for the act is the student must have graduated from high school, received a GED, or has been accepted to a higher education level. The Dream Act opens new doors to a future of an illegal student. Other requirements that have to be met are illegal immigrant must have lived in the United States before the age of 16, must have been present 5 years before the bill was created, must be between age 12 through 35, and last but not least the illegal immigrant must symbolize good moral character to be eligible for the Dream Act. An act has more of an impact on an individual more than one would imagine, the Dream Act would give young undocumented students the courage to continue their lifelong dreams to become doctors, lawyers, or teachers, …show more content…
Since there are many people for it, yet so many against it we are given reasons as followed. Yes, this act would open a pathway of why immigrants come to America unlawfully, and would encourage many more to enter the U.S. illegally. However young, undocumented students are easily discouraged to continue their education knowing that they would not be able to get any further in life because they are illegal, and are quickly encouraged to become criminals. The Dream Act will not bring upon high criminal rates, nor raise unemployment rates as claimed. It will help our economy, adding about $1.4 to $3.6 trillion in taxable income over the course of careers. America will benefit from the Dream Act by having young, talented, ambitious Americans in the workforce, which it already has, but the global economy will benefit with multilingual workers bringing upon competence throughout the world. “Freedom/ is a strong seed/ Planned/ in a great seed/ I live here too. / I want freedom/ Just as you. (Hughes, 565)” Passing the Dream Act would open the eyes of illegal immigrants and would make them feel accepted to be part of our
Voluminous of illegal immigrants leave their country in hoping to come to the United States to receive a better education and standard of living. Immigrants truly believe that coming to America could open a diverse of opportunities for them. However, when the issue of illegal immigration comes to play there are debates, opinions, and doubts that discriminate them in our society. Each year in the United States, thousands of students graduate from high school and have the ambition to accomplish their dream through an education. But unfortunately they can’t, not because they have no desire for a college education but because of illegal residence status requirements. “In response to this situation the Dream Act …show more content…
This act was first introduced in 2001 by senators Dick Durbin and Orin Hatch. This piece of legislation proposes residency to illegal students that have lived in the United States for most of their lives giving them a true opportunity to be part of this nation. The Dream Act stimulates freedom, equality, morality, and advantages if the requirements are met. One of the requirements for the act is the student must have graduated from high school, received a GED, or has been accepted to a higher education level. The Dream Act opens new doors to a future of an illegal student. Other requirements that have to be met are illegal immigrant must have lived in the United States before the age of 16, must have been present 5 years before the bill was created, must be between age 12 through 35, and last but not least the illegal immigrant must symbolize good moral character to be eligible for the Dream Act. An act has more of an impact on an individual more than one would imagine, the Dream Act would give young undocumented students the courage to continue their lifelong dreams to become doctors, lawyers, or teachers, …show more content…
Since there are many people for it, yet so many against it we are given reasons as followed. Yes, this act would open a pathway of why immigrants come to America unlawfully, and would encourage many more to enter the U.S. illegally. However young, undocumented students are easily discouraged to continue their education knowing that they would not be able to get any further in life because they are illegal, and are quickly encouraged to become criminals. The Dream Act will not bring upon high criminal rates, nor raise unemployment rates as claimed. It will help our economy, adding about $1.4 to $3.6 trillion in taxable income over the course of careers. America will benefit from the Dream Act by having young, talented, ambitious Americans in the workforce, which it already has, but the global economy will benefit with multilingual workers bringing upon competence throughout the world. “Freedom/ is a strong seed/ Planned/ in a great seed/ I live here too. / I want freedom/ Just as you. (Hughes, 565)” Passing the Dream Act would open the eyes of illegal immigrants and would make them feel accepted to be part of our