Child Immigrants and the Benefits of the Dream Act
“California is home to about 2.67 million undocumented immigrants” (Hill, Hayes). My family left Guatemala due to a broken marriage, when my mother came to the United States, she had difficulty adjusting to her new family; many illegal immigrants came to America as children and are eligible for the Dream Act, the United States should have weaker immigration laws to help these children attain a brighter future.
In 1977 my grandmother Maria, migrated to the United States of America from San Sebastian, Guatemala. Although, she was surrounded by family, she felt she had no place left for her in Guatemala. Her husband had left her for another woman and money was scarcely low. Days were heavy …show more content…
The Dream Act was designed to help undocumented immigrants obtain lawful employment and allow students to receive a college education (The Dream). The American Immigration council states, “An undocumented high-school graduate or GED recipient would be eligible to adjust to conditional lawful permanent resident (LPR) status if they have been physically present in the United States for at least five years and were younger than 16 when they first entered the country”. Young people would be given temporary residency for six years and must meet all the conditions on the bill, otherwise be subject to deportation. According to the National Immigration Center, students must graduate from a two year college or certain vocational colleges, or serve in the U.S armed forces for at least two years. After these requirements are met immigrants can obtain citizenship. The Dream Act is an excellent bill because it does not criminalize people who illegally came into this country as a child. This bill also cuts crime because undocumented immigrants who are eligible for the Dream Act are given options on how to provide for themselves. They do not have to resort to illegal ways to get money. This also helps prevent businesses and corporations from taking advantage of illegal immigrants. Many illegal immigrants accept jobs that are unsafe for very low wages and feel they cannot speak up about their mistreatment due to their citizenship status. People who have an (LPR) status feel they are more protected under the U.S
“California is home to about 2.67 million undocumented immigrants” (Hill, Hayes). My family left Guatemala due to a broken marriage, when my mother came to the United States, she had difficulty adjusting to her new family; many illegal immigrants came to America as children and are eligible for the Dream Act, the United States should have weaker immigration laws to help these children attain a brighter future.
In 1977 my grandmother Maria, migrated to the United States of America from San Sebastian, Guatemala. Although, she was surrounded by family, she felt she had no place left for her in Guatemala. Her husband had left her for another woman and money was scarcely low. Days were heavy …show more content…
The Dream Act was designed to help undocumented immigrants obtain lawful employment and allow students to receive a college education (The Dream). The American Immigration council states, “An undocumented high-school graduate or GED recipient would be eligible to adjust to conditional lawful permanent resident (LPR) status if they have been physically present in the United States for at least five years and were younger than 16 when they first entered the country”. Young people would be given temporary residency for six years and must meet all the conditions on the bill, otherwise be subject to deportation. According to the National Immigration Center, students must graduate from a two year college or certain vocational colleges, or serve in the U.S armed forces for at least two years. After these requirements are met immigrants can obtain citizenship. The Dream Act is an excellent bill because it does not criminalize people who illegally came into this country as a child. This bill also cuts crime because undocumented immigrants who are eligible for the Dream Act are given options on how to provide for themselves. They do not have to resort to illegal ways to get money. This also helps prevent businesses and corporations from taking advantage of illegal immigrants. Many illegal immigrants accept jobs that are unsafe for very low wages and feel they cannot speak up about their mistreatment due to their citizenship status. People who have an (LPR) status feel they are more protected under the U.S