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Dream act may become reality within the year
Rossa Dono
Issue date: 3/8/07 Section: News
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A bipartisan legislation sponsored in the U.S. Senate called the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or Dream Act has a good chance of being enacted this year, according to the National Immigration Law Center.
"The Dream Act is a great thing," said Edgar Hernandez, a junior majoring in graphic design. "It'll allow thousands of students to actually carry out their career. I know some people who graduated and their legal status doesn't allow them to work."
The Dream Act is said to "Eliminate the federal provision that discourages states from providing in-state tuition without regard to immigration status, and may permit some immigrant students who have grown up in the U.S. to apply for legal status," according to the National Immigration Law Center Web Site.
"I'd vote for it," said Amanda Krupecki, a freshman majoring in political science. "It shows they're making an honest effort and working really hard."
Many immigrants come to the U.S. in hopes to live a better life than the one they were living in their country, said Gil Villágran, a lecturer in child welfare and human rights advocacy for the school of social work at San Jose State University.
"My father always said, 'We came here so that you could go to school,'" Villágran said. "At that time you didn't have to apply for a job. You didn't need a green card. You just walked to the farm side of town and picked fruit and you worked until you were tired."
Today, immigrants need a working permit or a green card to be able to work and have a valid social security number, according to the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services Web site.
"If you go to school here and graduate, you should be able to work," said Michelle Terrazas, an undeclared freshman.
Immigrant students without legal documentation who graduate from universities cannot use their degrees or credentials for jobs because they don't have the necessary paperwork for employment, according to an article in the Wall Street Jounal.
"The Dream Act is a great thing," said Edgar Hernandez, a junior majoring in graphic design. "It'll allow thousands of students to actually carry out their career. I know some people who graduated and their legal status doesn't allow them to work."
The Dream Act is said to "Eliminate the federal provision that discourages states from providing in-state tuition without regard to immigration status, and may permit some immigrant students who have grown up in the U.S. to apply for legal status," according to the National Immigration Law Center Web Site.
"I'd vote for it," said Amanda Krupecki, a freshman majoring in political science. "It shows they're making an honest effort and working really hard."
Many immigrants come to the U.S. in hopes to live a better life than the one they were living in their country, said Gil Villágran, a lecturer in child welfare and human rights advocacy for the school of social work at San Jose State University.
"My father always said, 'We came here so that you could go to school,'" Villágran said. "At that time you didn't have to apply for a job. You didn't need a green card. You just walked to the farm side of town and picked fruit and you worked until you were tired."
Today, immigrants need a working permit or a green card to be able to work and have a valid social security number, according to the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services Web site.
"If you go to school here and graduate, you should be able to work," said Michelle Terrazas, an undeclared freshman.
Immigrant students without legal documentation who graduate from universities cannot use their degrees or credentials for jobs because they don't have the necessary paperwork for employment, according to an article in the Wall Street Jounal.
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Edgar
posted 3/08/07 @ 10:52 AM PST
I think the Dream Act is a great. I am all for it. I support it all the way. If illegal immigrants come here for a better life and get a college education. (Continued…)
Cesar Juarez
posted 3/08/07 @ 12:26 PM PST
This is great to hear. Great reporting.
stacy
posted 3/08/07 @ 12:52 PM PST
i think this is a great law to pass. i know someone who has graduated from nursing school here in the states and cannot take her boards exam because she does not have the legal id document. (Continued…)
David
posted 3/08/07 @ 8:56 PM PST
Somebody failed English class.
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