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North County Times
Effort to repeal state Dream Act underway
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_dceb404c-7298-5a8b-b929-b56931110787.html
The fight about the California Dream Act law.
This whole article is about the fight over the California Dream Act. This controversial legislation signed by Governor Jerry Brown helps illegal immigrants take from state funds to pay for college. Local immigrants that do agree with the Dream Act say they plan to defend the new law. The California Dream Act, unlike the federal bill, also named the Dream Act, does not provide a path to citizenship. Some people believe that this bill will not succeed because it is only a "frustrated effort by those who believe that qualified immigrant students should not have access to a college education..." Donnely, the person who first proposed the law, must get at least 505,000 signatures to qualify for the referendum.
This connects to what we were studying in class for many reasons. First of all, we have learned about the three branches of government. So, we learned that the legislative branch (Congress) proposes laws, just like this bill has been proposed and then signed by California Governor Jerry Brown. This also represents amendment 10 because each state has its own government and powers reserved from the national government. For example states can make their own laws.
This article also connects to my life for many reasons. For one, I know for a fact that many American citizens can't afford college so it saddens me there is not a chance given to them. I am going to be going to college one day too! And because of this bill, it would make it so much easier for people who have illegally entered our country to go to college than it would be for me to go to college.
I don't believe that this bill should be passed for many reasons. Although it is a kind thought, it is completely unfair! There are many American citizens who can not afford to go to college and yet people who have illegally entered our country are given a better chance. It is completely ridiculous because these are people who didn't even do the work to enter our country are given a chance for college. Unlike the immigrants who worked hard for so long to get in the United States, illegal immigrants, who didn't have to do any of the work, are being served college on a silver platter. My hope is that this bill will not be passed so that way illegal immigrants have to do at least some work in life.
I do not agree with you because, most immagrants dont have that much money to go to college because they come to this counrty broke. For example, people that come to this country often dont have a decent education so they cant get a well paying job. This makes people not afford college for their children.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, even though they are from another country dosent make it right for them to be treated with more kindness. Good job explaining it well
ReplyDeleteNikki: I don't mind the bill at all if it applies to the hard-working LEGAL immigrants that actually worked to get into our country. They have good educations because they have obviously passed the citizenship test. The only problem with this law is that it doesn't apply to the hard-working legal immigrants, it helps the people who have illegally entered our country get better than American citizens.
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