Sunday, April 05, 2009

Bill would help educate children of illegal immigrants

More people in discussion forums in favor of the DREAM Act. We can't afford to let these well educated young people leave our country, we need them to compete in the world. - - Donna Poisl

Dallas News.com

An increasing number of college graduates have discovered that even a diploma from an Ivy League school can't help them find a job. It's not the right sheet of paper.

Told from childhood that an education would change their lives, many children of undocumented immigrants are now facing disillusionment and worse – deportation – after living in this country most of their lives.

Should their lack of a legal document prevent them from becoming contributing members of our work force?

Scholars, legal experts, business leaders and representatives of community organizations will be addressing the question next week at a Southern Methodist University symposium on the DREAM Act, a bill introduced again last week in Congress.
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