Essays on Dream Act

The debate over unauthorized immigration rages in America for reasons of economics, sociology, politics, morality, and more. The United States is a country with a reputation for providing refuge for victims of persecution and economic hardship. The protection of people requiring humanitarian protection has been a critical component of the immigration policy of America. Considered the “land of opportunity”, access to employment, higher standards of living, political asylum, free education and health benefits, and many other factors encourage immigration to the United States. The detriments and benefits of illegal immigration is difficult to document due to an inability to ...

One of the most controversial pieces of American legislation in recent years has been the Dream Act, or the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. The purpose of this law is to allow families to stay together in the United States, rather than deporting some on the basis of citizenship and splitting up families, and to give immigrants the right to the same tuition standards as their citizen peers. This law did not pass on the federal level but is in existence in some form in 20 states (USA Today 2015). Indeed some universities have decided to ...

Authors’ biography

David Bennion was born in Springville, Utah in the late 1970s. He was educated in Springville high school, later joined the University of Utah, before he joined the New York university school of law. In the university, he studied immigration law and graduated in 2004. Since then he worked with Thompsons Hine as attorney associate between 2004 and 2006 when he joined catholic migration office in Brooklyn as staff attorney where he worked until 2008 (LinkedIn). He later worked with the Nationalities Service Centre in Philadelphia where he worked as a migration attorney until October 2011 when he ventured into ...

1. In just ten short years, the discourse about immigration reform and legislation became more hazardous and restrictive. In 1986, the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) permitted seasonal agricultural illegal immigrants to have amnesty given good circumstance, and all illegals who had entered the United States before 1982 (and who still lived there) were granted amnesty as well. However, just a decade later, the much more restrictive Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) would right away be deported for a period up to ten years (if they had stayed in the United States for more than a decade). The ...

There have been several versions of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act since its first introduction in 2001. For the purposes of this discussion pertaining to whether the DREAM Act is a good idea or not this writer will take into consideration the most recent version, which was rejected by the senate in 2010 December. While the DREAM ACT appears, generally, to be a great idea, the provisions of 2010 legislation can be considered discriminatory in many ways. Considering the idea of providing people classified ‘illegal immigrants’ or undocumented who have entered this country illegally/ legally ...

INTRODUCTION

When most people think of Ancient Rome, they imagine great marble statues, sky-soaring columns, and men and women dressed in draped togas. However, there is one name that is eternally synonymous with this Ancient era, Julius Caesar, the great and incredibly powerful ruler, whose reign would end with his assassination, by his friend and peers. Most people’s interpretation of Julius Caesar comes not from history, but from the imagination of the William Shakespeare, in 1599, within the pages of his play titled, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” (Layson and Zurcher 1). Many people see this play as a pointedly ...

INTRODUCTION

In the United States today we have symbols, ideals, and imagery that we considered to be uniquely American, however, much of what American culture is based upon can trace its origins to many different sources. The people who came to the United States, beginning with the European colonization of the New World, came from lands far, far away. Some people came seeking new lives and new freedoms, others sought to make a better living, and some were brought against their will as indentured servants and slave labor. However, all of these people and all of those cultures and ideals they ...

Immigration policy during this quarter

Give me an overview of the progress between the Congress and the President concerning immigration policy during this quarter. Explain how Democrats and Republicans reached their policies based on the philosophies of the two parties (what are the main positions within each party and do these positions match the traditional philosophy of that party)? Explain how the party positions were impacted by interest groups in support of each policy (name and describe one interest group on each side of the issue) and voters in support of each policy (in other words, do both parties think they can gain ...

The Dream Act is a controversial bill which as been brought forward to the legislator for discussion. Dream act is an acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien minors. This Act aims at full filling many people’s dreams since as being the biggest economy in the world, it is wishful for them to work and live in America. The act seems to incorporate young non American residents who have lived in America for at least seven consecutive years. The young people will study and work in America (Laabs, 6). Some of the immigrants in America arrived into the ...

Introduction

America is an independent and sovereign state that has recorded a tremendous growth and transformation in various facets of the society, especially in economic, political, cultural and social spheres. As a developed and superpower nation, America understands the importance of the rule of law that is premised on the international convention policies, and societal values, and principles to enhance national integration, identity, and spearhead economic, political, and social development. Over the years, the American government has delegated the duty and responsibility of formulating and implementing laws and policies to the Congress, House of Representatives, and other arms of the government. The ...

The Congress should pass the Dream Act. The first reason for this is that education is one of the fundamental ways of changing countries, for instance, the Soviet Union lessons from the fallen Wall and resulted into compulsory public education within the country. Secondly, the Defense Department's Strategic Plan for 2010-12 Fiscal Years makes an inclusion of the DREAM Act to be a way of helping shape as well as maintain mission-ready for all-volunteer forces. Third, the youth are the future and the promise of the state and nation, and hence the need to have them afforded opportunities of fulfilling ...

33. Has post 9/11 immigration policy made us safer The immigration politics of the United States has a long history. The first Act of Naturalization was accepted in 1790 and it confined the naturalization to “good white people” of “good moral character” who had lived for two years in the country and one year after they had kept the current state of stay. In 1795 this periods were increased respectively to five years of living in the country and three years after their notice to apply for citizenship. In 1798 this time limits were increased to fourteen years of ...

The issue of illegal immigration in the United States is an extremely polarizing issue, one which divides Americans and is a constant hot button issue in American politics. Illegal immigration can be defined as the entry of a non-legal citizen who has not gone through proper legal channels to gain residency in the United States. These individuals reside in the country and even work within it, all while not being registered or legally recognized as an official US citizen. Most illegal immigrants in America come from Mexico and other Latin American nations, and can be found in all areas of the ...

When asked the general question about what kind of treatment children deserve, most people strongly agree that every child deserves a good home, loving parents or guardians, nutritional meals, regular doctor visits, safety, and a solid education. People will agree with the idea that every child deserves a chance to make something of him or herself and that without the basics mentioned above, children may not be able to thrive and develop to their potential. However, if people are asked what kind of treatment children who are illegal immigrants deserve, the answer is sometimes very different. Some people believe that children who ...

The ‘gang of eight’ unveiled a comprehensive immigration reform in April 2013 aimed at dealing with the 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States and putting a halt to illegal immigration. The proposed bill by the group included the DREAM act principles to give assistance to immigrants who entered the US illegally when young, provisions for enhancement of border security and a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants. The effort of these eight members should indeed present a political desire of solving the immigration menace in the US, though this reform should take into consideration past experiences before ...

Historical development of Intergovernmental relations leading to the development of the DREAM ACT

Executive Summary The federal government has always been on the forefront in developing policies to control and govern the alien population that is in the country. Initially, the government of the United States did not have any enacted policy that allowed the approximately 65,000 undocumented minors to be citizens of the country. The lack of legal status for this immigrant jeopardized their dreams of working in the country and exposed them to deportation. There has been growing agreements in the congress over the last decade to formulate policies that could allow the aliens minors to be incorporated ...

Final Program Evaluation Design

Executive Summary The DREAM Act is a tuition policy that was meant to benefit the undocumented immigrants’ students. This analysis will try to give an estimation of the effects that this law had on the residents of the United States of America and the aliens. Everybody is entitled to obtain Higher Education, though many argue that these rights should be given to legal citizens in United States of America. The DREAM Act introduced through a legislative proposal in the senate in the 2010. This would enable undocumented high school graduates to get citizenship through two options: joining military or College ( ...

Introduction

This paper gives the design and justifications for the research that will be used in the evaluation of the effects that the Development, Relief and Education of Alien minors - (DREAM) act will have on the lives of Aliens living in the United States of America. This is an act that was passed in 2010 to give permanent residence to the young illegal immigrants in the United States. The set conditions were that these aliens should be of good moral character, have lived in the U.S for at least 5 years, and graduated from a U.S high school. They should ...

Bibliography

Journals - Besherse, Tammy. (2010). “The Dreamers: America’s Undocumented Youth.” Children’s Rights Litigation 13.1: 1-14. - Groseclose, Rachael. (2010). “Pursuit of the American Dream.” Journal of College Admission 206: 2. - Luis A. Crouch, (1991). “A simplified linear programming approach to the estimation of enrolment transition rates: estimating rates with minimal data availability,” Economic Certification Review 10(3): 259-269. - Palacios, Moses. (2010). “The Dream Act Explained.” Journal of College Admission 206: 2. Books - Thorpe, Helen. (2009). Just Like Us. New York: Scribner. - Welner, Kevin Grant and ...

In trying to evaluate how the Development, Relief and Education of Alien minors (DREAM) act would affect life in the United States of America, the quasi-longitudinal study approach was the most appropriate. Various variables to be studied include; impact of the DREAM act on U.S.A and improvement in education levels. Other variables such as effect on country’s global economy, quality and service of the military, change in prevalence of illegal migration, growth and development of alien minors and moral character are important considerations in quasi longitudinal study. DREAM act is a legislative proposal passed in 2010. It was aimed ...

Description

Every individual has a right to obtain Higher Education, though many believe that such rights should only be given to legal citizens in United States. The DREAM Act came into existence through the legislative proposal introduced to the senate in the year 2010. This would enable current, former and future undocumented high school graduates to get United States citizenship through two options: College or joining military. The DREAM Act proposes higher education rights for undocumented students and presses concern on certain human rights to be free from discrimination on basis of national origin. Asses for legal basis on these ...

Introduction

The California Dream Act enables illegal immigrants who have graduated from high school a Cal-grant aid. They are also entitled to a permit of residence for 6 years. The Carl-grant is divided into two, A and B. Section A considers the grade point average (GPA) and financial necessity. B depends on GPA, the highest level of education of the applicant’s parents and marital status. Legal citizens have difficulty times applying and getting financial help. Allowing illegal immigrants to the aid on simple requirement is amnesty of the highest level. It heightens unfairness compared to applicants who are U.S citizens. It ...

Introduction

The immigrant question in the United States of America still poses a fundamental challenge that government has to grapple with. Indeed, in response to the challenges, Congress has proposed a finely tuned and drafted bill that if approved and enacted into law would at least tackle the immigration concerns in relation to students studying in America having arrived in the land of opportunities at an age below sixteen years. The bill proposed by among others, Senator Durbin was introduced in the two houses in March 2009. It would allow granting of undocumented students legal status under two caveats, that is, the ...

Introduction

Many would not know it but immigrants actually do help bring the fuel to the Unites States economy, on behalf of about one in every seven workers. For the reason that of faster immigration and the decreasing of the U.S. population development, workers that are foreign-born actually accounted for just about half of labor-force growth that had occurred over the past years (Jason Furman, 2010). The great big part of the public attention was placed for on the huge amount of immigrant workers that have low skills, however the numbers of immigrants that have high skills really do move ...

The issue of illegal immigrants has been a major concern in the US for many years. Due to the vast border area and the open border system, there are quite a lot of illegal immigrants who pour into the US year after year. There have been various regulations trying to control these illegal immigrations, including deportation. However, there is one issue that still draws much attention when it comes to the illegal immigrants. This is the issue of education where it is not clear as to whether states should be required to educate the children of illegal immigrants. This essay seeks ...

The United States (U.S.) in the 21st Century has more than one serious problem facing it. Yet, it can be determined that the most fundamental crises facing the nation today is the influx of illegal immigrants crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S., taking jobs and using-up resources meant for its own citizens. Admittedly, this issue has caused a furious debate on benefits versus liabilities on both the federal and state levels.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has estimated that around 11.5 million illegal immigrants entered the country in 2011, of which 6.9 million arrived from Mexico ( ...

There has been conflict between the President and Congress in United States of America for a long time. The sources of conflict range from varying terms of office, fluctuating support for the president and constitutional ambiguities. Other factors affecting the relationship are the constituencies represented and political party representation in the senate.

This paper examines the conflict between the Obama administration and the senate on the DREAM act and the ability of the president to bypass congress to achieve his own agenda. This is not the first time the President has used his power to bypass congress. When it ...

Introduction:

Illegal immigration is a phenomenon that has swamped several countries as people from disadvantaged areas with no opportunities do their best to find a better life accordingly especially in countries such as the United States and European countries such as Germany. Most of the time, these immigrants are coming from areas where there is considerable warfare and strife so they are escaping situations in their homeland which are affecting them badly. Immigrants usually also come in search of work as this is probably something quite difficult to find in their country and this obviously means that they have no real ...

The problem of illegal immigration into the USA has already been topical for many years. So far, the question of what to do with the immigrants remains highly disputable, as there are both supporters and critics of the amnesty that is sometimes administered for the immigrant. Those who support it consider immigrants to pose absolutely no danger to the American nation, while those who choose to oppose the decision say that increased security measures should be taken to prevent immigrants from settling in the US. Although the question of adult immigrants has too many controversial points, there is a category ...

Abstract

The issue of illegal immigration in the United States is extremely polarizing to many. Some feel as though illegal immigrants take advantage of the resources of America and cheapen the American experience, taking away jobs from its citizens. Others believe that the illegal immigrant population is far too ingrained in the American economy to safely get rid of without severe economic consequences. In this paper, the issues regarding illegal immigration and jobs, as well as initiatives like the DREAM Act, are explored.

The issue of illegal immigration in the United States is an extremely polarizing issue, one which divides ...

In times of economic development the audience can forget about illegal immigration, but in hard times, they quickly find immigrants guilty of economic turmoil. During the crisis, the number of Americans who believe that the main problem of the U.S. is illegal immigration has increased by 3 times. Even the President Bush and his administration tried - unsuccessfully - to implement immigration reform, in particular to give illegal migrants who did not violate any of the U.S. laws, except for immigration statutes, the ability to obtain a residence permit in the U.S. after they have paid taxes for all years ...

‘Relief and Education for Alien minors’ by Juan Chavez

The paper recaps the struggle of immigrants, tentatively referred to as aliens, to fit and live perfectly in the United States of America, with a proficient medical care, education and other social facilities. In the article, there are skeptics in passing of the Dream Act Bill, and the immigrants are suffering and facing a lot of criticism from the Americans.

Article Summary

Different nationalities have been migrating to America for the last five decades, ascribed to different facets, description of America as a land of opportunity, topping the list (Chavez, 2011). The reception of the aliens in America has not been satisfactory, depicted by ...