Analysis of the Dream Act Proposal (Essay Example)

A typical day after school studying for an upcoming English test can quickly turn into the worst nightmare for millions of undocumented kids and adults when they hear a loud knock followed by "Immigration." Remembering that this false reality of belonging in America they created for themselves is destroyed, and realize that the hope of wanting to be someone with basic rights for a better future will never become a reality. The Dreamers and DACA are organizations formed to protect students that came here illegally, giving them the little light of hope they need to succeed in life. While U.S citizens believe that Dreamers and DACA recipients will take educational spots from American students and invite more people to the U.S illegally, these citizens need be looking at the bigger picture realizing these kids are the same as the other 73 million kids wanting the opportunity to learn and live in the U.S; also these organizations will protect the kids and adults from deportation along with providing them with a work permit.  

U.S citizens need to support the DACA and DREAM organization since it provides hope for the 1.5 million kids currently living undocumented in the U.S. To make this possible, President Obama initiated a policy known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in 2012, and the House of Representatives recently passed a new version of the DREAM Act in 2021. In the early twenty century, the “DREAM Act got introduced ten-time but never got approved; therefore, President Obama introduced DACA" ("What is DACA"). On June 15, 2012, DACA got approved by Congress and since then has been active accepting thousands of new recipients each year. This new act is significant for the 800,000 kids' future, knowing that without it, they would not be able to learn in the U.S, making them feel relieved and giving them hope. A path to freedom is how the 1.5 million undocumented kids think about when they hear the DREAM Act. The "DREAM Act got passed on March 18, 2021, and was a pathway to citizenship for the 1.5 million undocumented kids" ("House Passes the American DREAM and Promise Act"). For the 300,000 undocumented kids ages 14 to 18, thinking about college and figuring out they cannot afford a well-known or top college since they cannot apply for Federal Student Aid is devastating. These dreamers are similar to any other kid in the U.S who studied hard and got good grades throughout high school, the only difference being their legal status. In general, U.S citizens should realize the DACA and DREAM Act are crucial for the 1.5 million kids living undocumented in the U.S so they can live, learn, and further their studies in the United States. Alongside asserting how the DACA and DREAM Act helps the 1.5 million kids living undocumented in the U.S, citizens should care about this and support these two acts for the kids that came here illegally to learn and live to have a better future.

U.S citizens need to support the DACA and DREAM Act for undocumented kids and adults to improve the U.S economy by not letting them get deported and gain a work permit. The American dream is having an equal opportunity as anyone else. Not being documented should not be a barrier to reaching the American dream, the opportunity to succeed. The "DACA Act is the perfect solution since it enables undocumented kids and adults for a license, social security number, and work permit" (Flores, "Why DACA Matters"). A common misbelief is that a particular group of undocumented people will ruin the U.S economy and take away taxpayer money, except it is the opposite. DACA provides the ability to hold a social security number and a work permit; the recipients under DACA contribute a total of $8.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes and $24 billion in spending power, with researchers estimating the future DACA recipients will spend more on taxes and have more spending power improving the U.S economy. Undocumented kids and adults who have never done anything wrong and followed the norms of an American should not have a fear of getting deported. The "DREAM Act will help an estimated two million undocumented kids and adults achieve the goal of obtaining documents and eventually becoming U.S citizens" (Petts, "All about the DREAM Act"). Kids and adults who can apply for the DREAM Act never committed a crime or violence, proving that they are similar to other Americans who follow the norms and want a better life with documents. With the ability to get documents, these two million people will have a chance to work high-level jobs and not have a fear of getting deported. Altogether, the DACA and DREAM Act will provide hope for undocumented kids and adults who never committed a crime or violence with these acts allowing them to work and not have a fear of getting deported. U.S citizens should give hope to people who have never committed a crime or violence since they are people the same as them, with the only difference being to become legal in a country they consider home to live, learn, and work.

As a child with a mom that was a part of the DREAM and DACA Act, I know how it feels to be in this situation. I have seen my mom experience moments of loneliness; seeing her on the couch crying, praying she doesn't get deported so she can stay with her son and daughter in a country she only considers her home always hits me in the heart. For a person to leave their home country for a better life is standard worldwide, but citizens worldwide can give these immigrants the light of hope they need to succeed in life. The DREAM and DACA Act will benefit these millions of undocumented kids, like my mother, looking for the possibility to live and learn in the United States of America and could shield the youngsters and adults from deportation and provides them with work permits; even though U.S residents believe this group of undocumented people will take educational spots from other Americans and invite more people to come illegally, American citizens need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture and realize the benefits outweigh the bad. These acts will help the millions of undocumented kids and adults, giving them the light of hope of learning, living, and working in the United States.