Essay On Dream Act

More than 11.7 million immigrants from all over the world are among us. Without these immigrants this whole country would be a totally different place, immigration needs to be addressed by making a reform. That should be able to affect the youth, since they are our future generation and reflection of our American ideals. After making a proposal to the government they decided to give an opportunity to those immigrants in need of legal papers to proceed their education which would be called the Dream act. Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (Dream act) offers legalization of education. The Dream act should not be removed for the fact that young immigrants are the next generation, contributors with the economy, which is why they should not be separated from their families. Young immigrants are anxious to contribute their time and energy to a nation that rejects them. The only thing that keeps them behind is their …show more content…
citizens feel and believe that is a huge mistake that the government is making. Such as letting undocumented students having the same rights of going to school for free and receiving financial aid to attend college. It is not fair that even students without papers are accepted to college or even attend the same school. Another reason that they do not want what the Dream act proposes is that it would bring even beyond numerous of immigrants to the country. As Mehlman claims, “The DREAM Act would touch off an even greater wave of illegal immigration. Because the DREAM Act is being marketed as a moral imperative...” (Mehlman). Which means that the Dream act would bring unwanted immigrants. Lastly, mostly part of the nation is not not loving the idea of undocumented students getting involve. An example being a doctor or a lawyer. They also thing really bad about immigrants. They think they just cause problems, delinquents, and see them as a thing not a human