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What is the DREAM Act?
The DREAM Act (short for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act) was a bill in Congress that would have granted legal status to certain undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and went to school here. Although several versions of the bill have been introduced in Congress since 2001, it has never passed.
Who are the Dreamers?
In the last few years the term “DREAMer” has been used to describe young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, who have lived and gone to school here, and who in many cases identify as American. The term DREAMer originally took its name from the bill in Congress, but it has a double meaning about the undocumented youth who have big hopes and dreams for a better future.
About this Lesson Plan
The learning objectives for the lesson:
- Students will learn about the DREAM Act and its background, history and current status.
- Students will reflect on different perspectives on the DREAM Act.
- Students will identify their point of view about the DREAM Act and write an essay reflecting that perspective.
- Students will connect their own dreams for the future to the young Dreamers' hopes and dreams for the future.