Senators Ask for Halt to Deportation of DREAM Act Students
This one’s a few days old, but it’s worth mentioning, particularly in light of recent developments in Arizona.
Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) have written to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano asking her to put deportations of students who would be eligible for legal residency under the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act, now working its way through Congress, would provide a path to citizenship for certain college students who were brought to the United States as children without proper documentation.
As previously noted on this blog, current immigration law puts students who have been American residents since
Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) have written to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano asking her to put deportations of students who would be eligible for legal residency under the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act, now working its way through Congress, would provide a path to citizenship for certain college students who were brought to the United States as children without proper documentation.
As previously noted on this blog, current immigration law puts students who have been American residents since