Miami Republican files new DREAM Act in Congress - Page 16

Originally Posted by chargers38

These comments from you definitely gave me something alright:

Originally Posted by chargers38

I hope that the requirement isn't just to obtain a high school diploma to be eligible. I would like for RACA to include a GPA requirement to be eligible to apply. The reason that I would like to see such a requirement is because I know quite a few dreamers that do not care about school(they basically do not care about getting an education), and they barely scrap by to obtain a diploma with a very poor GPA(less than a 2.5 unweighted).

Originally Posted by chargers38

This is why I will not try to have a discussion with you, and, quite frankly, why I think that people in this website will not take you seriously. Why try to attack people instead of having an actual discussion? This is from the previous thread that got locked. I assume it was because this user was not adding anything to the discussion.

Originally Posted by DD4S

Damn the bill was JUST presented and you are turning on each other.
I kinda liked it when we all thought we were fucked. Every one came together.
Now, that we have a GLIMPSE of "hope" every one is like well I'm a better dreamer than the next guy...
Sad man, real fucking sad.

Originally Posted by chargers38

And I have already said why there should be a GPA minimum requirement and why it should be a 2.5.

I have already mentioned the first three, but if you want me to outline them for you instead of looking at the past comments, then here you go.

1. Because it is something that is achievable and it shows that you are at least working.
2. Since colleges use GPA to determine if a student has demonstrated the quality to be accepted, having a GPA can show if the student has been working hard.
3. If some of the lower tier colleges accept people with a GPA of at least a 2.5(really, I would like a 3.0, but I could settle with something around the 2.5-2.75 range), then I think that it would be safe to say that someone with a 2.5 GPA has shown that they can work hard to try to be something/someone.
4. Also, high school athletes have to have a 2.0 GPA to show colleges that they will work hard in college,(not just that they are going to slack off), so I think that we can apply that 2.00 and a good GPA of a 3.0, to get the 2.5, and it will be fine because if someone actually has reasonable circumstances, such as working to help their parent's pay the bills, having to take care of his/her brother's and sister's, it would justify their GPA, and they would be able to qualify for the program (like one of the users on here that I discussed with them before who had a GPA lower than a 3.0 because he took a lot of demanding classes and had some depression issues, but he was able to do well in community college, which he was the reason that he made me decrease the GPA requirement from my original choice of 3.0).

If you want anecdotal evidence. I know several dreamers who simply take easy courses, do the bare minimum to get a low C or a D, and barely make an effort to try to improve their grades/themselves. One of the dreamers skips class all the time, yet he is still eligible for DACA. The other came here when she was 9(already graduated, barely), can barely write a sentence without grammatical errors, works as a cashier, and decided that it was more important to go to clubs(the Mexican dance clubs) and got pregnant from all the fun right before she graduated. I can give you more of these people if you would like. From all the DACA recipients and PR holders(mainly cousins) that I know, only 4(including me) have actually decided to work hard and do well in school. I think that it would be unfair give people, the first two that I talked about, a chance for PR/Citizenship, if they are offered, when there has been other people, more deserving than them, that would/will not be able to get the chance. This is anecdotal evidence, which is why I did not include it with the previous propositions.

These are some of the few points.

Originally Posted by g33k

Can someone summarize this for me?