DREAM Act Students Lobby Massachusetts’ Senator Brown

The provision in the DREAM Act that would grant legalization to students who are willing to join the military is controversial. But some DREAM students are willing to support the provision:

Maria Sacchett writes for the Boston Globe:

Hoping to appeal to Senator Scott Brown’s commitment to the military, young undocumented immigrants who wish to enlist in the armed forces gathered [last week] at the State House and then marched to the Brown’s office to urge him to support federal legislation that would grant them legal residency.

Several dozen people gathered, including some wearing T-shirts that said “Brown is Beautiful” and others waving US flags.

“We don’t want a handout, just the opportunity to prove ourselves,” said Carlos, a 22-year-old from Cape Cod who has been in the country since he was 8. He declined to give his last name because he is undocumented.

The Dream Act, which has been pending since 2001, would grant legal residency to youths who arrived in the United States before they turned 16, lived here for five years, and enrolled in college or the military. Brown has been a member of the Massachusetts National Guard for nearly three decades. Click here for the rest of the article.

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