The Student Government Association (SGA) has formed a DREAM. Act Committee in order to study the effect of the DREAM act on undocumented students at ACC. This committee was formed after Jose Torres, President of the University of Leadership, a group that is trying to mobilize support for the DREAM Act at colleges, made a presentation about the DREAM act at an SGA meeting on Oct. 30.
The DREAM Act stands for the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. It affects the children of immigrants that are not citizens, but have completed secondary education and are now attending college.
"My goal is to get ACC to sign a resolution to prove we support the DREAM Act. This is a resource we work to support. The only way to stop the crime in our city and community is to make sure all the young people attend a university and get a good education," DREAM act Chair Blanca Gonzalez said.
"We're (SGA) not taking a stand right now…The first thing is awareness and to see how many students are actually being affected." Director of Communications of SGA Sophia Downing said.
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DREAM Act is about an earned opportunity. Financial aid would be left for the individual states to decide if they want to offer it or not. The DREAM Act would allow for undocumented students who we have already invested in k-12th grade and who some are now in college (aka ACC) and are graduating, to be able to legalize their status and use their degrees to the benefit of our American communities. This is the right thing to do, not for the "illegals" but for our country so that we can have a sustainable nation with an educated population and that moves forward together. I pay taxes and I want my taxes to be used for ambitious people who want to get educated and do something with their lives. If these people happen to be undocumented then so be it because the truth is that they are going to stay in this country because they have great love for it... especially since we are talking about children who did not have a choice in the decision to come here but who are now aculturated and love this country just as much as any other US citizen. THis legislation is a no brainer and needs to be passed ASAP.
DREAM Act is about an earned opportunity. Financial aid would be left for the individual states to decide if they want to offer it or not. The DREAM Act would allow for undocumented students who we have already invested in k-12th grade and who some are now in college (aka ACC) and are graduating, to be able to legalize their status and use their degrees to the benefit of our American communities. This is the right thing to do, not for the "illegals" but for our country so that we can have a sustainable nation with an educated population and that moves forward together. I pay taxes and I want my taxes to be used for ambitious people who want to get educated and do something with their lives. If these people happen to be undocumented then so be it because the truth is that they are going to stay in this country because they have great love for it... especially since we are talking about children who did not have a choice in the decision to come here but who are now aculturated and love this country just as much as any other US citizen. THis legislation is a no brainer and needs to be passed ASAP.
It's harsh to tell people, "Sorry, I know you've lived here for a decade or more, but we can't pay for your school." The reality is that to support this Act would supporting bad action. People who cheat on tests, and you know without a doubt they cheated, don't get to turn their exam in for a grade do they? So why should someone who lives off the grid be allowed to submit papers stating that they are undocumented, but would like some free money anyway?