Right to dream : immigration reform and America's future
- Responsibility
- William A. Schwab ; [foreword by G. David Gearhart]
- Imprint
- Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2013
- Physical description
- xii, 145 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
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Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Schwab, William A.
- Contributor
- Gearhart, G. David
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
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- Part 1: Answering the critics. These children are blameless ; Immigration 101 ; Spend a trillion dollars a year and you are a tax burden? ; Salsa, America's number-one condiment ; The melting pot, mixed with just a few new ingredients.
- Part 2: The DREAM act, DREAMers, and America's future. The DREAM act : nuts and bolts ; Meet two DREAMers ; Next steps : Where we go from here
- Publisher's summary
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The DREAM Act, bipartisan legislation first introduced in Congress in 2001, would provide conditional residency for undocumented youth brought to the United States as children. It recognises that undocumented youth have done nothing wrong and that they should be allowed to work, to go to school, and to travel. The bill makes college more affordable through in-state tuition and gives the undocumented a path to citizenship if they graduate from college or serve in the military. Congress has failed to pass the DREAM Act, and fourteen states have filled the gap by implementing their own laws and policies that provide educational benefits to undocumented students. Right to DREAM makes a compelling argument for the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform. William A. Schwab explores the key issues surrounding this legislation: What are the issues that divide? What do the proponents and opponents of the DREAM Act argue? Is there a middle ground? Is compromise possible? Answering these questions, Schwab explains the legal issues surrounding the education of immigrant children, who immigrates and why, how four waves of immigration have shaped the nation, the effects of immigrants on the U.S. economy and culture, and the process of becoming an American. Schwab analyses the DREAM Act, deferred action, and immigration policy. He weaves personal stories of undocumented youth throughout the book and advocates for the economic, political, and social benefits of the DREAM Act that would bring undocumented youth out of the shadows and into the mainstream of society.
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Subjects
- Subjects
- Illegal immigration > Government policy > United States.
- Noncitizen children > Government policy > United States.
- Children of noncitizens > Education > Law and legislation > United States.
- Illegal immigration.
- Noncitizens > Education (Higher) > United States.
- United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
- Local subject
- Undocumented immigrant children > Government policy > United States.
- Children of undocumented immigrants > Education > Law and legislation > United States.
- Undocumented immigrants > Education (Higher) > United States.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2013
- ISBN
- 9781557286383 (pbk.)
- 1557286388 (pbk.)
- 9781610755269 (ebk.)
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