Children of Undocumented Immigrants

Perhaps the most enduring barometer of the national attitude toward citizenship for undocumented children is the ongoing introduction of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act to Congress. Since 2001, versions of the bill have been debated on the House and Senate floor. The act proposes to offer temporary residency to children who are in the United States illegally but who choose to complete either two years of military service or two years of higher education. Supporters and detractors have been active both in Congress and in the public sphere every time DREAM Act legislation arises.
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"Children of Illegal Immigrants"

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Encyclopedia Article
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"Children of Undocumented Immigrants." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2017. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/PC3010999243/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=4cb4ed4e. Accessed 12 May 2017.​

"It is Immoral to Grant Illegal Immigrant Children Legal Status"

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Internet Article
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Mehlman, Ira. "It Is Immoral to Grant Illegal Immigrant Children Legal Status." Illegal Immigration, edited by Noël Merino, Greenhaven Press, 2015. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010226409/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=9e9b1a7a. Accessed 12 May 2017. Originally published as "Five Moral Arguments Against the DREAM Act," Townhall.com, 1 July 2011.

"Lawmakers Should Pass the DREAM Act"

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Database Article
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Fitz, Marshall. "Lawmakers Should Pass the DREAM Act." The Children of Undocumented Immigrants, edited by David Haugen and Susan Musser, Greenhaven Press, 2013. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010874205/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=089bcb22. Accessed 12 May 2017. Originally published as "Myth vs. Fact: The DREAM Act,", 7 Dec. 2010.​