AGENDA:
As we continue to read this book, we will explore various topics relating to it:
Today, look over Magic Realism in the previous post and continue to explore Luis Urrea's website
Question of the day: What is the "Dream Act" and why is it controversial in American politics? Post a comment.
Suggested Topics:
Into the Beautiful North
Immigration
Choices faced by young people in Mexico
Life-changing road trips
Friendships between young women
How movies inspire our actions
The power of a postcard
Small town Mexico as mirrored in small town America
Does midwestern America seem "magic realist" to small town Mexico?
The growing power of women in Mexico
The Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven
Life-changing road trips
Friendships between young women
How movies inspire our actions
The power of a postcard
Small town Mexico as mirrored in small town America
Does midwestern America seem "magic realist" to small town Mexico?
The growing power of women in Mexico
The Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven
The Dream Act is a legislative proposal introduced August 1st 2001. This bill provides permanent residency to undocumented residence that graduate from a U.S high school and haven't committed any crimes. If this undocumented person were to complete two years of military service or two years of college, then they would gain six years of temporary residency. In those few years, they can apply for permanent residency. However, the military doesn't let illegal immigrants to enlist.
ReplyDeleteThose who are against the Dream Act argue that this bill will attract more immigrants and seems to reward them. Others think that it is a way of importing cheap labor and is not fair to America-born immigrants who have to pay full tuition for colleges. ANd some others worry that it will encourage a lot of fraud.
The DREAM in DREAM Act stands for "Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors." The act itself is an attempt to give permanent residency to undocumented residents in the United States, so long as they show good behavior, came to the US as minors, graduate from a US high school, and have lived in the US for at least five years. Critics of the act believe that it will support illegal immigration, which would further support fraud and the protection of gang members. The act has been introduced time and time again with small tweaks here and there since August of 2001, but it has yet to be passed.
ReplyDeleteThe DREAM Act (acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) was proposed to the senate on august 1st 2001. It was intended to allow people who immigrated to the United States, attended schools, behaved well, and lived in the US for at least five years to gain permanent residency. Critics of the act think that it will reward/encourage illegal immigration, and shield gang members from deportation. The act has been proposed multiple times since it's initial proposal with small changes, but has not been passed.
ReplyDeleteThe Dream Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) was first proposed in August 2001. It would give permanent residency to undocumented residents under certain circumstances. They would have had to arrive in America as minors, live in U.S. before the bill's enactment for five yeas, and graduate from a U.S. high school. Although the bill hasn't passed yet, several states have their own versions, including TX, CA, IL, UT, NE, KS, NM, NY, WA, WI, MA, MD. This is a very controversial bill because both sides of the argument are valid. Supporters say that it would make a lot of different social and economic benefits and wouldn't create an amnesty program. Critics of the bill say that it would only encourage illegal immigration and fraud while keeping gang members from being deported.
ReplyDeleteThe DREAM Act is a legislative proposal that would allow illegal immigrants who fit certain qualifications to go to college or join the military, and then apply for permanent residence in the United States. Some people see it as a magnet for immigration, importing poverty and cheap labor, being a military recruitment tool, and shielding gang members from deportation.
ReplyDeleteFrom an economic standpoint there are many different projections. A report conducted by Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation said that there would be a $1.4 billion reduction in the nation deficit before 2020. But later in the report they say that after 2021 there would be a $5billion increase in the debt. There are other studies, all saying different things depending on where they're from (yes, we're talking very heavy bias here). It's very hard to tell what exactly would happen to our economy with the addition of about 65,000 new citizens every year because there are so many different number floating around out there. But when you think about it, a simple principle of economics is that if there are more people to buy products from companies, who then have more money to pay other people to buy more things, etc. you have a good amount of money flowing through your economy, which we would want.
ReplyDeleteOf course it's never as simple as 'just money.' There are other issues people have with the dream act; 'tax payer money to people who's very presence here is a violation of the law?!' 'why should we pay for other people's kids to college when we already have to send our own?!' etc. etc. Some of these are vallid concerns, everyone is having money troubles these days, but there are some with more than enough money who play these cards. They seem to be hiding something a little more sinister than a lack of funds, something close to sectionalism, over zealous nationalism, bordering on racism. Think about that when you hear someone object to the dream act, if they have any real ('real' meaning not prejudice) motivations or if they are merely showing on of the oldest and ugliest underbellies of the american mentality.
The DREAM Act allows immigrants to stay here in the US, free residency and receive free education as long as they display good behavior, came to the US under the age of 16 and graduate from Highschool on the US or have lived here in the states for at least 5 years. DREAM is an acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors. Some people disagree that this should be passed because it might encourage immigration, and almost reward it and it isn't fair ro America-born immigrants but I still think it should be passed. It's not the kid's fault, they were brought here by their parents and they know this as their home.
ReplyDeleteThe D.R.E.A.M Act stands for (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) The act was first proposed to the senate on August 1st, 2001 to the senate. This bill will guarantee the"permanent residency" to non citizens who are current residents in the United States. In order to be eligible and to meet the "Dream Act" requirements each resident must maintain of a "good moral character" who graduated high school in the United States and was immigrated to the United States as a minor, also has been a resident in the U.S for five consecutive years. People whom are against the approval of this Bill believe that "illegal immigrants" can be potential threats to U.S citizens, not only violently but also economically. Some feel that it isn't fair to American citizens who work twice as hard to receive the same benefits an immigrant who migrates to the U.S and are granted easily the same benefits without the hard work.
ReplyDeleteThe DREAM Act is a bill that was proposed to help illegal immigrants obtain permanent residency through a strict set of guidelines. The bill would require the undocumented minor to have either graduated high school or have obtained a GED, if they continued on through either 2 years of college or military experience that they would be able to begin the application for residency. This act carries a lot of positive ideas however I believe that these ideas should have been implemented a long time ago. Our immigration laws have been extremely strict over the years and many of these people who have been persecuted maybe could have gone across the border legally if the trials they had to go through weren't so ridiculous. Another fact is many of the jobs that immigrants work for are ones that we have shied away from ourselves, such as the farming jobs in Arizona that have been left vacant due to deportation. For a country built on immigration our laws definitely dont reflect it.
ReplyDeleteThe Dream Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, a bill allowing immigrants to reside in the U.S. under strict rules and regulations, was first introduced and proposed to the senate on August 1st, 2001. In order to reside, here in the U.S., the immigrants were given the option of finishing high school or maintaining a GED of some sort and if being able to attend college or even joining the military along with living in the U.S. for more than five years, would ultimately give them the privilege to stay in the U.S. Although, Many who are against the Bill, believe that not only are the "illegal immigrants" a threat the U.S. citizens but they also feel as though the treatment is unfair. Resulting in why the Bill hasn't been passed.
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