DREAM Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:appliesTo undocumented immigrants
immigrant youth
gptkbp:category immigration law
U.S. federal legislation
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkb:U.S._Senate
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Development,_Relief,_and_Education_for_Alien_Minors_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DREAM Act
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:DACA
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:United_States_Congress
2001
gptkbp:nicknameForBeneficiaries gptkb:DREAMers
gptkbp:notPassed as of 2024
gptkbp:opposedBy some members of Congress
gptkbp:purpose provide pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:DACA
immigration reform
gptkbp:requires good moral character
arrival in U.S. as minors
graduation from U.S. high school
completion of two years of college or military service
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Dick_Durbin
gptkb:Orrin_Hatch
gptkbp:status conditional residency
permanent residency (after meeting requirements)
gptkbp:supportedBy immigration advocacy groups
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dick_Durbin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5