Does the DREAM ACT help fast track people under petition? If not, is there a bill that exists?

Question

I feel sad that the "illegals" are about to be given a better shot of living the American Dream rather than families/people who enter America in a just and honest way.

Answer 1

I don't think they will be, there is too much opposition to the Dream act. Most people agree with you, that it isn't fair to people who do things the right and legal way.

Answer 2

The DREAM Act provisions, which are buried more than 600 pages into S. 2611, grant an unusual reprieve to the offending states. They retroactively repeal the 1996 federal law that the 10 states violated, making it as though the provisions in the 1996 law never existed.

On top of this insult to the rule of law, the DREAM Act would create a massive independent amnesty in addition to the even larger amnesty that the rest of S. 2611 would confer. This amnesty opens a wide path to citizenship for any alien who entered the country before the age of 16 and has been in the country for at least five years. As with the rest of the Senate bill, the guiding notion seems to be “The longer you have violated federal law, the better.”

Beyond that, all the alien needs is a high school diploma or a GED earned in the United States. Alternatively, he need only persuade an institution of higher education in the United States—any community college, technical school, or college—to admit him.

The DREAM Act abandons any pretense of “temporary status” for the illegal aliens who apply. Instead, all amnesty recipients are awarded lawful permanent resident (green card) status. The only caveat is that the alien’s status is considered “conditional” for the first six years. To move on to the nor mal green card, the alien need only obtain a degree from any institution of higher education, complete two years toward a bachelor’s degree, or show that doing so would present a hardship to himself or his family members. Of course, an alien with a normal green card can bring in family members and seek citizenship.

Furthermore, the DREAM Act makes it absurdly easy for just about any illegal alien—even one who does not qualify for the amnesty—to evade the law. According to Section 624(f), once an alien files an application—any application, no matter how ridic ulous—the federal government is prohibited from deporting him. Moreover, with few exceptions, fed eral officers are prohibited from either using infor mation from the application to deport the alien or sharing that information with another federal agency, under threat of up to $10,000 fine.

Thus, an alien’s admission that he has violated federal immigration law cannot be used against him—even if he never had any chance of qualify­ing for the DREAM Act amnesty in the first place. The DREAM Act also makes illegal aliens eligible for various federal student loans and work-study programs.

Answer 3

This is the American dream. Arrive from a hellhole of a country buy into the most impoverished area in America (mainly black ghettos) fix it up and never have enough money to pay for health care. Work for years to get a resident card and then work twice as long as that to get to be a citizen. I am glad I have mexican who have bought into my hood at least they have pride in thier homes. Not like the crack dealing idiots who live here and a Goverment that does nothing to keep the drug out of this impoverished area. But let the drugs move into thier area see how quickly they break that dealing up.

Answer 4

The Dream act is a back-door approach for MILLIONS of illegals! It is wrong and is just another form of amnesty that congress is trying to shove down our throats!

Illegals are breaking the law and shouldn't have a "shot of living the American Dream" when they are criminals. That is WRONG!

Answer 5

Illegal aliens have everything going for them. They are judgement proof, not required to have drivers' licenses, have government assisted housing, no car insurance, do not pay state or federal taxes, free education for their children at taxpayer supported public schools, and preferential treatment in employment, free medical care and hospitalization at U.S. taxpayer expense. Your government is dysfunctional and on the brink of collaspe. Incidently, the so-called American Dream does not exist; what once was is now an illusion.

Answer 6

The Dream Act is not going to pass so you don't have to worry about it.

Answer 7

DON'T JUST FEEL SAD, DEFEAT THIS SHAMEFUL JOKE !!!