Act to Allow Undocumented Students to Attend College Killed in Senate
Monday, September 27, 2010
Legislation granting illegal immigrant students the chance to remain in the U.S. as legal residents died in the Senate after Republicans refused to vote for a defense authorization bill to which the measure was attached.
The DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act would allow undocumented students under the age of 16 to apply for conditional legal status for a six-year period provided they graduate from a two-year college, complete two years of a four-year university, or serve in the military for two years.
At the end of the six-year period, they could become permanent legal residents if they have a clean criminal record.
Immigration advocates estimate the legislation could benefit nearly 825,000 students.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), has not given up and reintroduced the DREAM Act as a stand-alone bill.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
DREAM Act Dies With Rejection Of Defense Bill (by Suzanne Gamboa, Associated Press)
Sen. Durbin Reintroduces DREAM Act as Stand-Alone Bill after Failing to Win Votes in US Senate (by Joseph Pimentel, Asian Journal Press)
Bipartisan Bill to Help Undocumented Students Attend College (by Melanie Young, AllGov)
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