On the DREAM Act

Immigrant students are getting now a hand from the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to help them navigate the system and learn their options if they’re wishing to obtain postsecondary degree.Just last week NCLR launched their guide “Keeping the Dream Alive”, making reference to the “Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.”

 
This guide presents information on state-level initiatives which offer in-state tuition to undocumented students as well as information on “DREAM Act.” At the same time, the Immigration Policy Center issued their “Back to the Future: The Impact of Legalization Then and Now” in which, among many other things, they highlight the importance of the DREAM ACT.
 
“…legalization allows undocumented children to become students with a future who can attend college under the same rules as other children. The “DREAM Act” — which would allow undocumented kids who were brought to the United States by their parents to legalize their status and go to college — must be part of comprehensive immigration reform. Third, U.S. born children of undocumented immigrants would not have to fear for their parents’ deportation and then have to choose between family and country.”
 
The DREAM act would impact 5.5 million kids immediatly, the report says.