The American Dream: Support the Dream Act

The American Dream: Support the Dream Act

Every day, many young and eager students face barriers to obtaining a college education. They are prohibited from working, driving, and applying for the financial assistance that so many other young, soon-to-be college students can have. Unfortunately, this is the life many undocumented students lead. After graduating from high school, these students have no options for working toward the futures they have dreamt of. However, there is an option, a prospect that may help them to achieve their dreams: it is the Development Relief Education for Alien Minors Act: the DREAM Act. This bipartisan legislation was proposed by no less than six senators and congress people in the years 2005 and again in 2006. Currently, the DREAM Act is pending in Congress and desperately needs support. The DREAM Act will eventually lead these young adults to a haven of U.S. Citizenship and will offer them important opportunities. This paper discusses how the DREAM Act will improve the lives of young, deserving, but undocumented, Americans and how the act also will be extremely beneficial for our country and its citizens. The goal of this essay is to inform the citizens of the United States about the injustice faced by young, undocumented Americans. Furthermore, this essay aims to convince others that it is vital to stand up and take action immediately to support this bill so it is implemented as a law. The DREAM Act has the power to transform the lives of thousands of despondent students all across the United States. It’s time to break the barriers of injustice.