There have been several bills and laws that have tried to stop the DREAM act, and the Texas Tribune made sure to cover it. A couple of the most obvious reasons I’ve heard since this act took process are; “we’re using money for the undocumented”, “a free education is given and not taken advantage of” and the old “it has seemed unfair to U.S. citizens” (mostly students).
I agree with Texas: All or Nothing when it comes to the idea that we should not be messing with someone’s education. We’re not just hurting that person, we’re hurting the whole state, the whole world for stopping the knowledge intake of someone who could have made a change.
The debate regarding the Texas Dream Act did bring up a good point. Many of these students who used the act from 2001-2006 were not considered undocumented immigrants, giving Senators something to talk about. I would not expect them to have something nice to say about this because it has been true in several cases that the DREAM Act has been used for something else, rather than getting an education. Being a Dreamer myself I do understand why these comments and questions are coming up and messing with the only opportunity of education we have, but if we don’t question certain cases, how are we going to know if this is actually benefiting us? Also, the act has not been seen as fair for the other half of the students, but that is because the majority of these Dreamers come from families that are characterized as minorities. These are student who come from tough worlds and seek to be the first ones to go to a University from their family. Some financial bends and twists have to be made for them just like how certain laws benefit only groups with financial problems. So why stop giving a student the education they need? It seems only fair to help everyone.
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