Dreamers are undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children by their parents. Some came illegally and others had parents who were on visas like the H-1B for highly skilled temporary workers.
Dreamers should be able to apply for citizenship Congress should pass a permanent legislative solution for Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children by their parents. These immigrants are American in every way but their passports.
Fox News: Dreamers' parents to be excluded from immigration executive order, reports say
But on Wednesday, word leaked that the parents of Dreamers, as well as farmworkers, are said to be left out of the executive order. “It’s devastating,” Cesar Vargas, one of the most vocal leaders in ...
Dreamers deserve an opportunity to integrate into the American society in which they were raised. Because DACA isn’t a permanent solution, each Presidential administration can reverse the prior one’s executive actions, leaving Dreamers in limbo. Congress should act and provide Dreamers with an opportunity to apply for citizenship.
But I fervently hope that Dreamers too will eventually be acknowledged as a part of the American story. Congress has the power to pass legislation that would allow Dreamers and other long-term undocumented immigrants to obtain legal status in the United States.
Dreamers help our long term economic prospects, too. Dreamers are young. With an aging and rapidly retiring work force, allowing these immigrants to stay in the country helps lower the overall age of our labor force, helping to delay the negative economic effects that will result if we cannot maintain or grow our labor force.
Dallas, Texas () – Today, President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush welcomed four Dreamers, an immigration attorney, and an agricultural immigration advocate to the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The conversation underscored the shortcomings of our immigration system. During the conversation President Bush said: “This is an issue that is dear to our hearts. Most ...