Most parents want their children to enjoy life and be happy, they don’t want them to be ignorant they want their children to have open options so when the time comes they can make the right decision in order to earn a living for themselves. The best way they can achieve this is by having a higher education.
Attending to college provides them the tools to get discipline, knowledge and also teach them to be competitive so they can succeed in life.
Unfortunately not every student can afford college specially, those illegal immigrant who were brought to this country by their parents when they where young kids. Now that they’re gown ups they don’t have the alternative to go to college, they can’t apply for loans, grants or financial aid, without mentioning the high tuition payments, as nonresidents they have to pay the double or even the triple comparing to a resident student.
In November of 2005, Senator Richard J.Durbin (of Illinois) introduced the "dream act bill" in the United States Senate; this bill would provide a path to American citizenship for immigrant students and those wishing to join the United States military. Those who entered the United States five years prior to the passage of the legislature and were under the age of 16 at the time of entry are eligible for a six year conditional residency status upon competition of an associates degree or two years of military service. If the applicant demonstrates good moral character at the end of the six years conditional residency, the applicant can apply for U.S. citizenship.
Shamefully the dream died last Wednesday by a vote of 52 to 44, the vote showed that Republican opposition remained resolute to any effort to give legal status to illegal immigrants. It also consumed the support of some Democrats for other immigration measures under discussion.
Due to all these factors illegal student don’t have any alternatives left than leave their dream behind, at least for now and keep hoping that one day they will be able to make their dream come true.
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In the article "The Dream Act Died" by Martha Ramirez, Ramirez tells us about the unfortunate fate of the Dream Act which fell short of a couple of votes from becoming a law. Basically, the Dream Act would give students whose residency status is classified as illegal, a chance of a higher education. I believe and agree with Ramirez, that without this bill being passed, thousands of underage illegal immigrant students are being denied the chance of a better future.
The reality is like this, illegal immigrant kids did not choose to be "illegal aliens." Why is America punishing them for the decisions they had no control over? These kids come to this country by the choices their parents make. These kids grow up in this country speaking English, pledging allegiance to the American flag, learning to live by American standards, yet they are still treated unequally. How can America be so cold hearted against someone that has embraced the American life as his or her own? A majority of these illegal alien students strive to be the best at school, but when they reach the age to attend college, their dreams fall apart. Many people opposing the Dream act argue that it's like granting illegal aliens amnesty. How are you gonna grant amnesty to a child who hasn't committed a crime? Is searching for a better future and having dreams a crime for which we should punish these people? These are kids we are talking about, kids who might not even know their native language, but do know the Star-Spangled Banner. These are kids who know their bill rights, yet they might not even know much about the laws of their country of origin.
On a lighter note, it's good to know that states such as California and Texas, have made the dream Act into a reality for these students who only want a shot at a better life. These students will someday be productive citizens of this society. If we deny these kids the chance of an education, how is that going to benefit anyone in the long run? If anything, helping illegal immigrant students to become somebody, will bring more prosperity to this country. They are just kids, not criminals.
This article, “The dream act died” by Martha Ramirez, informs us that the “dream act bill” died in the Senate and was denied in becoming a law on a vote of 52 to 44. This bill would have allowed immigrant students, who were under the age of 16 at the time of entry, to be eligible for a six year conditional residency status upon competition of an associate’s degree or two years of military service. Furthermore, with the requirement of not committing any crime in those six years, that person would have been able to apply for U.S. citizenship.
On the other hand, if this bill was passed and every applicant became an American citizen, these students still had to go through one major obstacle to get their higher education. This obstacle standing in these students’s way is the continuous increase in the cost of college tuition and fees. Comparing to the last year’s tuition and fees, this year there was a 6.6% increase at public four-year colleges and a 6.3 % increase at private four-year colleges.
Today, there is a need of laws (similar to “dream act bill”, which didn’t pass) to help students to look forward to higher education. If this bill was passed, it might have been an excellent opportunity for a non-citizen student to look forward to a four-year education.
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