This past July, Less President Obama halted the deportation proceedings for a number of undocumented immigrants and granted them temporary work permits. Called the “DREAMers,” these undocumented people are slated to benefit under the DREAM Act, which would allow the granting of work permits and stop deportation, if certain criteria are met, to those living in the U.S. illegally.<\/p>\n
Supporters of the DREAM Act believe the policy is needed to integrate solid citizens into a system of social and economic benefits not currently afforded them and remove the “invisibility” factor of working in the U.S. without documentation. Critics contend that the DREAM Act may produce a systematic\u00a0amnesty program, encouraging further immigration, inviting fraud and shielding gang members from deportation. However, the DREAM Act has a number of specific criteria that must be met.\u00a0DREAMers are those who came to the US as children, are currently below the age of 31, do not have (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This past July, Less President Obama halted the deportation proceedings for a number of undocumented immigrants and granted them temporary work permits. Called the “DREAMers,” these undocumented people are slated to benefit under the DREAM Act, which would allow the…<\/span><\/p>\n