The Dream Act What is the Dream Act? The Dream Act was created to protect immigrant descents by allowing them temporary residency after completing high school. It is a way of telling them that they are not here alone, and they don’t have to be afraid of being deporte/d. The government acknowledges that it is not the children’s fault that they are here illegally, so they thought of a way to ease the process. But it is limited because it is not for everyone. It is mandatory for a student to enter the country before the age of 16 in order to be qualified. “Children of undocumented immigrants deserve an opportunity to live the America Dream” (Espinoza 89). One can never know what the future will produce; these students could possibly be the very best and brightest of America. According to Espinoza “many of these students have already contributed a great deal to their communities in many different ways” (81). Such as: school, church, or even volunteering for an organization. Immigrants Descents should not have to fear deportation because they have lived most of their …show more content…
“Despite the potential benefits of the Dream Act to the United States, the act’s opponents argue that undocumented students and their families should be deported because they are in the U.S.A illegally (Caleb 56). It means nothing, even if they contribute or not, they still have to go. They are entitled to their opinion but “even after managing to get a college degree theses students will not be able to get a job” (Cheryl 4). That alone should be enough to them without the deportation fear. This show strengths and courage, and dedication. Even though, the know the probably for them to get a job in their career field is very low, they still do it because they are hard workers, they have no other choice to take advantage of the situation. Because they were to be deported they wouldn’t that