The DREAM Act is a proposed bill that would give residency, work permits, and a path to citizenship to undocumented Americans who entered the country while underage. Congress has been unable to pass the DREAM Act as of 2021. But President Obama implemented many elements of it through the DACA program.
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DREAM Act Term Timeline in Dear America
The timeline below shows where the term DREAM Act appears in Dear America. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Prologue
...time for immigrants in the modern history of the U.S. Trump is publicly demonizing refugees, “Dreamers,” and undocumented immigrants. The U.S. is deporting anyone it can—even cancer patients when they go...
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Part 2, Chapter 14: Facing Myself
...either. He remembered all the stories of young undocumented activists who were fighting for the DREAM Act , like Maria Gabriela Pacheco, or Gaby, who marched from Miami to Washington, D.C. in...
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Part 2, Chapter 21: Progress
...as a citizen and build a career as a journalist, instead of organizing for the DREAM Act , like them.
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