The petition
The Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR) urges the U.S. Senate to pass The DREAM Act and the U.S. House of Representative to pass its companion bill, The American Dream Act. The DANR is calling on Congress to pass the bill and for President George W. Bush to sign into law. The DREAM Act would help undocumented immigrant who were raised in the U.S. and graduated from U.S. high schools to attend college and put them on a path to citizenship in America.
If passed and signed into law, the DREAM Act and the American Dream Act would do the following:
-Repeal the federal provision discouraging states to offer in-state tuition to undocumented students, thereby restoring states’ rights.
-Provide a path to citizenship for certain individuals who were brought to this country years ago as undocumented immigrant children.
Be considered for legal permanent resident status on a conditional basis if they:
-Entered the U.S. prior to the age of 16.
-Have lived in the U.S. for five years by the date the law is enacted.
-Have good moral character (a common term in immigration law), and no criminal record.
-Attained a high school diploma or a GED in the U.S.
The conditional status would be lifted at the end of six years if the individual has:
-Graduated from an institution of higher education or has completed two years of college in good standing, or
-Served in the U.S. military for two or more years.
Students who are 12 years or older on the date the law is enacted would be protected from deportation and would be granted work authorization so long as the individual is attending a U.S. K-12 school.
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