There are about three million students that graduate high school each year. But not all the students that graduate high school can continue their education, by attending a University or College. Any student that finishes High School should be able to go to college and continue their education if they want to. But there are around 65,000 students that don’t get this opportunity. Now the question that comes to mind is why they don’t have the opportunity. The answer is simple, they are illegal immigrants and they have a hard time continuing their education because of the financial problems. And they can’t get scholarships because most of them require that the applicant be legally inside of the United States.
That’s where the DREAM ACT, Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors ACT, becomes important to those illegal students. The DREAM ACT will give the students that qualify a temporary residency. With this they will be able to apply for students loans, and participate in work studies. However they will not be eligible to receive the Pell Grant. They will only have the temporary residency for a total of six years. After they receive their temporary residency, they will need to complete one of the three options to become a resident of the United States. The first option is that they graduate from a 2-year community college, or that they complete at least two years towards a four year degree. The last option is that they join the U.S. military, and serve for two years. Another requirement is that the applicant be of good moral character. After this they will be able to fulfill their dreams of becoming someone in the U.S. The DREAM Act will help many students that want to further their education.
The DREAM Act hasn’t been passed in congress. In the last meeting in congress the DREAM Act was just a couple votes short in the senate for it to be passed. The question that many people are asking is should the DREAM Act be passed by congress. What benefits will the DREAM Act bring to the illegal students? Will it affect the legal students when applying for student loans, or work studies? The DREAM Act will make society better because it will have more educated people in the community. It will make more people want to have better jobs, thus they will make more money. That will lower crime rates, because is someone has enough money to provide for their family they will not need to rob anyone else. The DREAM Act should be passed, to help all the students that cant further their education.