This new Dream Act revision has me a little worried. I was caught driving without a license but got a withhold of adjudication but in immigration courts I think that counts as a conviction. In one part of the bill it says if you have 3 or more misdemeanors you are ineligible so I'm still ok there
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(1) GROUNDS OF INELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien is ineligible for adjustment of status under this Act (whether on a conditional basis or without the conditional basis as provided in section 103(c)(2)) if any of the following apply:
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(ii) 3 or more misdemeanor offenses (excluding simple possession of cannabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia, any offense involving cannabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia which is no longer prosecutable in the State in which the conviction was entered, and any offense involving civil disobedience without violence) not occurring on the same date, and not arising out of the same act, omission, or scheme of misconduct; or
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but in another part I could be subject so a "secondary review"
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(3) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT SECONDARY REVIEW.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding an alien’s eligibility for adjustment of status under this Act, and subject to the procedures described in this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security may, as a matter of non-delegable discretion, provisionally deny an application for adjustment of status (whether on a conditional basis or without the conditional basis as provided in section 103(c)(2)) if the Secretary, based on clear and convincing evidence, which shall include credible law enforcement information, determines that the alien is described in subparagraph (B) or (C).
(B) PUBLIC SAFETY.—An alien is described in this subparagraph if—
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(I) has been convicted of a misdemeanor offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 30 days; or
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Now Im nervous I might not be eligible at all. Anyone with law knowledge here know what this means?