Support Youth Who Are Contributing to Our Communities

The DREAM Act, offered by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), encourages immigrant students to seek higher education, assimilate into our societies, and apply their skills working in the American economy.

The DREAM Act has long enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the House and Senate. This bill allows students who enter the U.S. before the age of 18 and who graduate from high school to obtain legal status and pursue higher education. These students may eventually adjust to Legal Permanent Status. This bill, S.2075 in the 109th Congress, was incorporated into the STRIVE Act of 2007 in the House and the 2007 comprehensive immigration reform bill in the Senate.