I feel that many successful students get punished for the parents’ actions for coming into the U.S. illegally. Once they have been educated and received a legal status, illegal immigrants would no longer be illegal and “pay taxes and make greater contributions as professionals and citizens.” Hopefully the DREAM Act gets approved by Congress but as of right now, it has not had enough support so the states have taken the issue into their own hands.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
News Article: Should Congress Enroll Illegal Immigrants?
As mentioned in other posts, the DREAM Act (which stands for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) “ would enable undocumented students who have attended U.S. schools and met other conditions to gain legal status and qualify for some student aid according to Eddie Ramirez in his article “Should Congress Enroll Illegal Immigrants?” So now what happens when these students have finished their high school education? Well, instead of accepting students into their schools, states like South Carolina ban illegal immigrants from attending their colleges and universities. Along with South Carolina, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and Oklahoma deny illegal immigrants in-state tuition benefits. “Supporters of these policies say that scarce education dollars should be spent on making college more affordable for U.S. citizens, not illegal immigrants… we need to worry about American students” is what was said by William Gheen of Americans for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee. In North Carolina where the number of undocumented students is growing fast was considering to follow in the other states footsteps. They were concerned that “admitting unlawful residents conflicted with federal law.” California is facing a law suit because they are “favoring illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens” when it comes to paying tuition. U.S. citizens area paying higher fees than the illegal immigrants who pay for in-state tuition.
I feel that many successful students get punished for the parents’ actions for coming into the U.S. illegally. Once they have been educated and received a legal status, illegal immigrants would no longer be illegal and “pay taxes and make greater contributions as professionals and citizens.” Hopefully the DREAM Act gets approved by Congress but as of right now, it has not had enough support so the states have taken the issue into their own hands.
"Should Congress Enroll Illegal Immigrants? A new front line in the immigration debate:access to higher education" Eddy Ramirez US News August 7 2008
I feel that many successful students get punished for the parents’ actions for coming into the U.S. illegally. Once they have been educated and received a legal status, illegal immigrants would no longer be illegal and “pay taxes and make greater contributions as professionals and citizens.” Hopefully the DREAM Act gets approved by Congress but as of right now, it has not had enough support so the states have taken the issue into their own hands.
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Hi! I think you did a good job of explaining the different viewpoints that society has on this topic because it's one that is very controversial. I also believe that it's completely unfair for children not to have that privilege of going to college because their parents are illegal immigrants. Maybe in the future, there should be a law that allows children to go to college, regardless if their parents are illegal or not. Great blog Ivonne!
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