For many young people who were brought here by their parents as illegal immigrants at a young age, it can be extremely surprising to learn that they may be subject to deportation from the United States–even though they have lived here almost their entire lives. This article describes the plight of those “dream act” kids, so named after the proposed legislation that would finally give them a way to gain their legal permanent resident status if they were brought as children and stay in the U.S. to attend college or join the military.
This issue highlights some of the key problems with our immigration system today. No matter what political party you may be affiliated with, it is easy to see that our current immigration system is broken in many ways, and that there needs to be some type of comprehensive reform. Let’s hope that it comes sooner rather than later…
UPDATE: Just today the Immigration Policy Center submitted an extremely comprehensive fact sheet about the DREAM Act and its impact on society. You can see it here.
