What happens to immigrant children who have grown up in the United States when they turn 18? Is it possible for someone to be educated in our public schools only to be labeled as a foreigner and illegal when they become an adult? I serve as a Trustee on a local school board. My first experience with an immigrant child coming of age was a few years back when a local family asked what I could do to help a young man who had been staying with them. He had graduated from one of our high schools and had recently turned 18. Doors that had been open to him as a child, such as education, were suddenly closed with no reasonable next steps within reach.
Since 2001 The DREAM Act, legislation that would allow a path to citizenship for these young people,
Since 2001 The DREAM Act, legislation that would allow a path to citizenship for these young people,