Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: Booksllc.Net

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781230862736

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Border Protection, Anti-terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, Citizenship Reform Act of 2005, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DREAM Act, Enemy Expatriation Act, Equal Opportunity to Govern Amendment, Ex-PATRIOT Act, Filipino Veterans Fairness Act, Gallegly amendment, Inhofe Amendment, Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007, SKIL Bill, Stopping Trained in America PhDs From Leaving the Economy Act, Uniting American Families Act, Wagner-Rogers Bill. Excerpt: The DREAM Act (acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) is an American legislative proposal first introduced in the Senate on August 1, 2001, S. 1291 by Dick Durbin and Orrin Hatch. This bill would provide conditional permanent residency to certain illegal aliens of good moral character who graduate from U.S. high schools, arrived in the United States as minors, and lived in the country continuously for at least five years prior to the bill's enactment. If they were to complete two years in the military or two years at a four-year institution of higher learning, they would obtain temporary residency for a six-year period. Within the six-year period, they may qualify for permanent residency if they have "acquired a degree from an institution of higher education in the United States or 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 armed services for at least 2 years and, if discharged, received an honorable discharge." Military enlistment contracts require an eight-year commitment, with active duty commitments typically between four and six years, but...