DREAM Act Will Come to Senate Floor
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that he would attach the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors ("DREAM") Act to the Department of Defense authorization bill expected to come before the Senate, possibly as early as next week. The DREAM Act will be considered as an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill because the DREAM legislation contains provisions which would improve military readiness. While not the comprehensive immigration legislation many had hoped for, the DREAM Act addresses one of the most tragic aspects of our current immigration laws.
The DREAM Act would address the plight of young immigrants who have been raised in the U.S. and managed to succeed despite the challenges of being brought to the U.S. without proper immigration documentation. The legislation would offer a path to legal status to those who have graduated from high school, stayed out of trouble and plan to attend college or serve in the U.S. military for at least two years.
"Kids who grew up as Americans should be able to get their green cards after they go to college or serve in the military," said Sen. Reid in support of the legislation.
