Guercin 2
Jasmine Guercin
ENC 1102
Professor Darden
December 7, 2017
The Dream Act
Angie, a student born in St. Martin, her mother was born in Haiti. At the age of two her mother immigrated to the U.S with her, she was raised and educated here; she graduated from high school and is stuck because she is not able to attend a university due to not being here legally. Angie is now working two jobs and she is not able to attend college to get her degree. Every year millions of students graduate from high school and colleges,” among those millions graduates are about 65,000 undocumented students” ( Perez). The Dream Act or Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors is an American legislative proposal that “will allow current, former, and future undocumented high-school graduates and GED recipients a there step pathway to U.S citizenship through college, work, or armed services” (American Immigration Council) In June 2012, the Obama Administration established DACA (Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals), it was a federal government program created in 2012 under Barack Obama to allow children brought to the US illegally temporary right to live and study in America ( From The Vault). With DACA came many restrictions allowing these children to continue to a higher education. These children spend their entire lives in the United States being given no choice but to live their lives as undocumented immigrants. If the Dream Act is passed it will not only improve higher education in the US, it will also improve education in a diverse way such as internationally, and improve local security. The Dream Act will improve the economy, and improve the recruitments numbers in the military.
About a month ago, graduates were given a scare with a decision made by the White House to put a stop to Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals known as DACA. For many students who immigrated to the US at a very young age, all they know and used to is the United States it is a country that has become their country. They have been raised into the culture the music, the way that they have experience the high school environment interacting friends and making memories.
Many of these undocumented children had no choice in being brought to the US, and now they have to pay the penalty of leaving a place they have come to know as home. These children has gone through kindergarten, middle school, and high school with many of citizens of the United States, the have been accepted into the daily activities done with other children like them. Many of these students are high achievers who has been in honors and AP classes throughout their school histories. Some of these students are student body presidents, volunteers at hospitals and churches while serving in their high school ROTC.
In the American Immigration Council the Dream Act, DACA and other policies Designed to Protect Dreamers it states that “With the rescission of DACA, there will be renewed pressure on Congre ...
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1. Guercin 2
Jasmine Guercin
ENC 1102
Professor Darden
December 7, 2017
The Dream Act
Angie, a student born in St. Martin, her mother was born in
Haiti. At the age of two her mother immigrated to the U.S with
her, she was raised and educated here; she graduated from high
school and is stuck because she is not able to attend a university
due to not being here legally. Angie is now working two jobs
and she is not able to attend college to get her degree. Every
year millions of students graduate from
high school and colleges,” among those millions graduates are
about 65,000 undocumented students” ( Perez). The Dream Act
or Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors is an
American legislative proposal that “will allow current, former,
and future undocumented high-school graduates and GED
recipients a there step pathway to U.S citizenship through
college, work, or armed services” (American Immigration
Council) In June 2012, the Obama Administration established
DACA (Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals), it was a
federal government program created in 2012 under Barack
Obama to allow children brought to the US illegally temporary
right to live and study in America ( From The Vault). With
DACA came many restrictions allowing these children to
continue to a higher education. These children spend their entire
lives in the United States being given no choice but to live their
lives as undocumented immigrants. If the Dream Act is passed it
will not only improve higher education in the US, it will also
improve education in a diverse way such as internationally, and
improve local security. The Dream Act will improve the
economy, and improve the recruitments numbers in the military.
2. About a month ago, graduates were given a scare with a
decision made by the White House to put a stop to Differed
Action for Childhood Arrivals known as DACA. For many
students who immigrated to the US at a very young age, all they
know and used to is the United States it is a country that has
become their country. They have been raised into the culture the
music, the way that they have experience the high school
environment interacting friends and making memories.
Many of these undocumented children had no choice in being
brought to the US, and now they have to pay the penalty of
leaving a place they have come to know as home. These
children has gone through kindergarten, middle school, and high
school with many of citizens of the United States, the have been
accepted into the daily activities done with other children like
them. Many of these students are high achievers who has been
in honors and AP classes throughout their school histories.
Some of these students are student body presidents, volunteers
at hospitals and churches while serving in their high school
ROTC.
In the American Immigration Council the Dream Act, DACA
and other policies Designed to Protect Dreamers it states that
“With the rescission of DACA, there will be renewed pressure
on Congress to pass the federal legislation known as the Dream
Act to protect young immigrants who are vulnerable to
deportation.”
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9. Works Cited
Pérez, Zenen Jaimes. “Removing Barriers to Higher Education
for Undocumented Students.” Center for American Progress,
www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/reports/2014/12/
05/101366/removing-barriers-to-higher-education-for-
undocumented-students/.
“The Dream Act, DACA, and Other Policies Designed to
Protect Dreamers.” American Immigration Council, 12 Oct.
2017, www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/dream-
act-daca-and-other-policies-designed-protect-dreamers.
“From the Vault: President Barack Obama signs DACA.” PBS,
Public Broadcasting Service, 7 Sept. 2017,
www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/web-video/vault-president-
barack-obama-signs-daca.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/web-video/vault-
president-barack-obama-signs-daca
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/reports/2
014/12/05/101366/removing-barriers-to-higher-education-for-
