THE DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF, AND EDUATION FOR ALIEN MINORS ACT First introduced in 2001, the DREAM Act is a federal legislation that would impact the lives of undocumented students. The bill allows certain undocumented immigrants to apply for temporary residency and later permanent residency, granting them the possibility of obtaining U.S. citizenship eventually. The DREAM Act would also void the section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility of 1996, thereby encouraging individual states to have in-state tuition rate for undocumented youth. Eligibility requirements include entry into the U.S. before the age of 16 and having lived in the country for five or more years at the time of the enactment of the bill. They must
