Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Should illegal immigrants gain legal status if they go to college?

In Obama's State of the Union address last month, he took on the issue of illegal immigration, saying Congress should work together on coming up with laws to enforce and protect U.S. borders and to address the undocumented workers.
But he also voiced his support of the DREAM Act, which was shot down in December but was set to allow illegal immigrant students who have lived in the U.S. for most of their lives to be eligible for citizenship if they completed a college degree or two years of military service. According to The Hill, Democrats plan on reintroducing the bill this session.

READ MORE: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700109850/Should-illegal-immigrants-gain-legal-status-if-they-go-to-college.html

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