The population of the United States is always growing, and as it grows so does the percentage of minorities. Today the Hispanic minority is much larger than the black minority. Today African Americans make up 12.6% of the American population while Hispanics are at 16.3%. These numbers only represent the legal populations so in reality the number of Hispanics is much larger due to illegal immigrants. With such an increase in minorities is it the United States responsibility to educate the young immigrants so they can more easily become legal and educated citizens. There are those who say yes, and so do I. I am tired of hearing people say kick out the aliens, tighten the borders, and increase deportation laws. We are nation that was founded on immigration and I believe that it should remain that way. I understand limiting the number of immigrants each year because we don’t want to become to overpopulated and have increased unemployment rates. However many of these illegal immigrants have been able to find jobs (jobs that most educated Americans do not want to do anyway). So why should we kick them and their children out when they need to be able to make a living and they are willing to do these undesirable jobs. I think the US has the responsibility to try and educate the minors of these hard working families. Because our future lies with the youth and the better their education the brighter their future will be.
The DREAM Act an acronym for Development, Relief, and Education of Alien Minors, was a bill that was introduced in 2009 to help educate young alien minors. The bill was blocked from congress in 2010 and may be put back on the table in the coming year. The whole point of the DREAM Act is to give undocumented immigrants a chance for in-state tuition, join the military, and give back to the US through their education and become citizens. In order to be eligible for DREAM you have to have entered the US under the age of 16, lived there for 5 consecutive years, have received a high school education or GED, have good moral character, and be between the ages of 12-35. Of course an undocumented Immigrant would still have to apply to become a citizen this education program would make it easier. I think this is one of the best possible solutions that I have heard proposed in response to the illegal immigrant problem. I think this for a few reasons. 1) It gives the young a better chance to become a full US citizen, and 2) It is educating the youth so that they can have a brighter future (that’s the reason they came to the US in the first place). I hope this bill can make it to congress because it seems like a reasonable solution though there may be some issues with it that I cannot see at this time, but it definitely worth looking into as a possible solution.
"Issue Of The Week XIX: Are You In Favor Of Passage Of The DREAM Act | Race Relations |ethnicity |USARiseUp." Race Relations |ethnicity |USARiseUp |. Web. 04 May 2011. http://usariseup.com/national-collegiate-dialogue/issue-week-xix-are-you-favor-passage-dream-act
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