Immigration Reform VS DREAM Act - Page 2

Originally Posted by kenny1314

Oops, my mistake.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal; and (6) was under age 35 on the date of this Act's enactment.

(6) was under age 35 on the date of this Act's enactment. <======then you should be fine

Originally Posted by kenny1314

CIR is the general bill that included the legalize 1200 million illegal people.

Originally Posted by DA User

What if the student has graduated from a university and has a 4 year degree?

So the DREAM Act bill is seperate from the Immigration Reform?

Originally Posted by MariaG1987

It doesn't matter if the student has already graduated. As long as they meet all of the requirements, they're fine. The DREAM Act bill is a separate bill, but it has always been included in Comprehensive Immigration Reform when it has come up. So, there's 3 options: it can be included in CIR, come up as a stand alone, or be included in another bill (like an education bill).

Hope that helps.

Originally Posted by dreamerhippie

ummm i beg to differ on your opinion; the dream act is quite useful.

additionally, nobody can definitely tell you when it will pass, when it will be brought up, or in what form (part of CIR, standalone, or attachment). it's kinda one of those "wait and see" kind of situation. only that in our case, we can't just sit back and twiddle our thumbs. we can make a difference by making sure we're not forgotten. check out the "taking action" section of dap to see how you can help.

Originally Posted by DA User

If CIR does not pass, then what good is DREAM Act unless it runs as a stand alone bill.

Originally Posted by DA User

If CIR does not pass, then what good is DREAM Act unless it runs as a stand alone bill.

Originally Posted by MariaG1987

I don't understand what you're saying. All bills (not just DREAM) go through the same process. They must come up as a stand alone or included in something else.

If it weren't for the DREAM Act, we would have to wait for CIR to pass. And if CIR fails, we wouldn't get another shot at legalization until it is introduced again. With the DREAM Act, if CIR does not get introduced, we still have the opportunity to have DREAM come up by itself or as part of another bill.

And I agree with dreamerhippie, we can't just sit around and wait for DREAM to be voted on because it never will unless we do something about it.