The New York Times reported that the United We Dream Network has launched a campaign to increase pressure on President Obama to act on preventing young illegal immigrants from being deported. The Dream Act, a proposal in Congress, would allow young illegal immigrants to obtain legal status in order to defer deportation and to attend college. Currently, many young illegal immigrants graduating high school are not able to enroll in college partly because they cannot apply for financial aid. Those who do graduate from college are then prevented from finding a job since they cannot legally work in the US.
The article stated that "The current proposal of the Dream Act would give legal status to foreign-born high school graduates who came to the United States illegally as children, if they complete two years of college or military service." President Obama has voiced his support for the Dream Act. However in 2010, the Act passed the House but did not pass through Senate due to opposition from the Republicans. For more on this story, click here.
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