Pros And Cons Of The Dream Act

The DREAM Act was introduced on August 1st, 2001 by Senators Dick Durbin (Democrat from Illinois) and Orrin Hatch (Republican from Utah). The DREAM act or Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors act is a bill that would “Amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on State residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such State residence” (congress.gov). The Dream Act was reintroduced on July 20, 2017 by Senators Lindsey Graham (Republican from South Carolina), Dick Durbin (Democrat from Illinois), Jeff Flake (Republican from Arizona), and Chuck Schumer (Democrat from New York). This bipartisan bill will help grant U.S. citizenship status to those who are undocumented, possess DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, introduced by President Obama to grant temporary permission to stay in the U.S. for two years) or TPS (temporary protected status), and those who have graduated from U.S. high schools and universities, enter the workforce or have enlisted in the military (Current version of the Dream Act) (“Dream, Act”). …show more content…
With the passing of the Dream Act, many of the illegal immigrants will have a chance to stay in the United States, giving them a chance to take on jobs and to earn money, This will cause them to spend some of said money, allowing for more circular movement throughout the economy. Even though this might spread some controversy that the immigrants are stealing the jobs of hardworking Americans, there are still jobs out there that many Americans will not work, such as jobs in the agricultural industry. Many of these agricultural jobs could be taken by these immigrants. Kicking them out of the country could hurt the industry as well as the