Teen Path to Citizenship Unlikely
Hopes for a bill allowing illegal immigrant teens to move toward citizenship are dimming.
The DREAM act, sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, had been attached to the Department of Defense authorization. But yesterday the amendment was dropped from the defense bill because of opposition from Republican leadership.
The bill would make these undocumented teens eligible for citizenship if they attend college or enter military service. It was one of a number of smaller immigration-related bills still moving through Congress after the failed debate on reform earlier this summer. But there's still a glimmer of possibility.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid anounced that he would try to bring it to the floor before November 16.
—Emma Schwartz
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I think we need to pass The Dream Act. All of these kids/teens were brought here when they were very young. They had no control over what happened to them. I have friends that are illegal and all of them want to go to college. One wants to be a lawyer, another drafting, and the other wants to be a PA. As for the cost, the people will pay for it. If they don't have the money, then they can apply for student loans. Just please, give them a chance. Don't make them pay the consequences for their parents actions a long time ago.
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And who would pay for college?
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