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| Nicknames | DREAM Act |
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| Sponsored by | Dick Durbin, Orrin Hatch |
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The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, known as the DREAM Act, is a United States legislative proposal that would grant temporary conditional residency, with the right to work, for undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as minors—and, if they later satisfy further qualifications, they would attain permanent residency.
In April 2001, United States Senators Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) first introduced the bill in the Senate as S. 1291, but it did not pass. The proposal has since been reintroduced several times, and approved by a majority in the House and in the Senate, but not by sufficient margins as of 2024.[1][2]
- ^ Hackman, Michelle; Zitner, Aaron (February 2, 2024). "Why Both Parties Have Shifted Right on Immigration—and Still Can't Agree". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Senate Bill S. 1291". Congress.gov. June 20, 2002.