Congress should've passed the Dream Act.

Dream Act The Dream Act is a bill that would provide certain illegal and deport able alien students who graduate from US high schools, who are of good moral character, arrived in the U.S. illegally as minors, and have been in the country continuously and illegally for at least five years prior to the bill's enactment, the opportunity to earn conditional permanent residency if they complete two years in the military or two years at a four year institution of higher learning. The students would obtain temporary residency for a six year period. Within the six year period, a qualified student must have "acquired a degree from an institution of higher education in the United States or [have] completed at least 2 years, in good standing, in a program for a bachelor's degree or higher degree in the United States," or have "served in the uniformed services for at least 2 years and, if discharged, [have] received an honorable discharge." Military enlistment contracts require an eight year commitment, with active duty commitments typically between four and six years, but as low as two years. Contention 1: The dream act provides a pathway to citizenship for illegal alien children smuggled into America by their illegal parents. If the dream act had been passed then an illegal and deport able alien students who have graduated from a high school and have been in the country for 5 years can obtain residency for 6 years. When there are already a huge number of people who immigrate into the United States, congress allowing illegal alien children is outrageous. The people who immigrate legally have to wait years. If congress had passed this bill, not only would this allow illegal alien children to become citizens, but also make it seem like it is ok to illegally smuggle children to America. According to ALIPA, Americans for Legal Immigration PAC or ALIPAC is launching a national campaign to try and stop Senator Durbin's Dream Act Amendment, which would provide Amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, give them taxpayer subsidized in-state college tuition rates and place them ahead of American students. "[1] The dream act would have made it seem as if, if you can make it across the border than you can stay there and it is an ok thing to do therefore only making more and more people wanting to smuggle their kids as well. According to a polling data by the Civitas Institute shows that over 81% of likely voters had opposed "Dream Act" legislation.[2] Contention 2: The Dream act rewards criminal activity. Illegally smuggling alien children into the United States is against the law and there for a criminal activity. If the dream act had been passed, rather than being punished for their wrong doing, they are being rewarded by being allowed to stay in the United States rather than being deported. If this had been passed then the number of people illegally smuggling kids into the United States would only increase therefore bringing up the number of illegal immigrants rather than down. Not only does this not help the united states, it also promotes and makes it seem alright to illegally smuggled alien children into the United States. If the Dream Act had been passed it would have also angered the people of the United States, "This legislation will harm American students and families while rewarding illegal aliens. It will cost taxpayers billions of dollars and provide another big incentive for people to illegally immigrate to the United States," says Gheen. "Four out of five Americans want the Senators to say No to the Dream Act and any Visa increases. Americans want immigration enforcement instead!" [3] http://www.alipac.us... 1,2,and 3.