Reintroduce and Pass the DREAM Act
- by: United Coalition for Im/migrant Rights
- recipient: Senators John Ensign and Harry Reid
The DREAM Act is an acronym that stands for The Development, Relief,
and Education for Alien Minors Act. Richard Durbin (D-Il) introduced the
legislation in the Senate as S.2205, and it failed to pass by eight votes. Harry Reid supports the bill, but John Ensign voted against it. Let our Nevada Senators know that the DREAM Act should be reintroduced and passed.
The DREAM Act helps undocumented students pursue their lives after
high school. Roughly 65,000 undocumented high school students graduate
each year, many that have been in the United States for much of their lives.
There were an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 undocumented persons in Nevada in 2005. Nationally, 16% of undocumented persons are children. This gives us a rough estimate of undocumented children in Nevada: 24,000 to 32,000. These children could benefits from the DREAM Act should they meet its requirements.
Under the DREAM Act, if a graduating undocumented student has been
in the US since he or she was fifteen years old or younger and meets certain requirements (such as having no criminal record), then the student can apply for a six-year conditional status. Within these six years, the student must graduate from a two-year college, complete two years of a four-year degree, or serve in the US military for two years or more. If these requirements are met, the student will be granted permanent residence. Currently, many graduating undocumented students have an unclear future after high school. Some will have to go back to their country of origin, which might be foreign to them. The DREAM Act would set right this injustice.
and Education for Alien Minors Act. Richard Durbin (D-Il) introduced the
legislation in the Senate as S.2205, and it failed to pass by eight votes. Harry Reid supports the bill, but John Ensign voted against it. Let our Nevada Senators know that the DREAM Act should be reintroduced and passed.
The DREAM Act helps undocumented students pursue their lives after
high school. Roughly 65,000 undocumented high school students graduate
each year, many that have been in the United States for much of their lives.
There were an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 undocumented persons in Nevada in 2005. Nationally, 16% of undocumented persons are children. This gives us a rough estimate of undocumented children in Nevada: 24,000 to 32,000. These children could benefits from the DREAM Act should they meet its requirements.
Under the DREAM Act, if a graduating undocumented student has been
in the US since he or she was fifteen years old or younger and meets certain requirements (such as having no criminal record), then the student can apply for a six-year conditional status. Within these six years, the student must graduate from a two-year college, complete two years of a four-year degree, or serve in the US military for two years or more. If these requirements are met, the student will be granted permanent residence. Currently, many graduating undocumented students have an unclear future after high school. Some will have to go back to their country of origin, which might be foreign to them. The DREAM Act would set right this injustice.
We the undersigned urge you to reintroduce and pass the DREAM Act, originally introduced by Richard Durbin (D-Il) in the Senate as S.2205.
The DREAM Act helps undocumented students pursue their lives after high school. Roughly 65,000 undocumented high school students graduate each year, many that have been in the United States for much of their lives.
There were an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 undocumented persons in Nevada in 2005. Nationally, 16% of undocumented persons are children. This gives us a rough estimate of undocumented children in Nevada: 24,000 to 32,000. These children could benefit from the DREAM Act should they meet its requirements.
Currently, many graduating undocumented Nevadans have an unclear future after high school. Some will have to go back to their country of origin, which might be foreign to them. The DREAM Act would raise the overall level of education for Nevada%u2019s workforce. More important, it would stop penalizing children for decisions they did not make.
As concerned Nevadans, we urge you to take action to set right this injustice.
Sign PetitionSign PetitionThe DREAM Act helps undocumented students pursue their lives after high school. Roughly 65,000 undocumented high school students graduate each year, many that have been in the United States for much of their lives.
There were an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 undocumented persons in Nevada in 2005. Nationally, 16% of undocumented persons are children. This gives us a rough estimate of undocumented children in Nevada: 24,000 to 32,000. These children could benefit from the DREAM Act should they meet its requirements.
Currently, many graduating undocumented Nevadans have an unclear future after high school. Some will have to go back to their country of origin, which might be foreign to them. The DREAM Act would raise the overall level of education for Nevada%u2019s workforce. More important, it would stop penalizing children for decisions they did not make.
As concerned Nevadans, we urge you to take action to set right this injustice.
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