DREAM Act of 2007

A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.

3/6/2007--Introduced.
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 or the DREAM Act of 2007 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residence. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who:
(1) entered the United States before his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act;
(2) is a person of good moral character;
(3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
(4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; and
(5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal. Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident status, including:
(1) termination of status for violation of this Act; and
(2) removal of conditional status to permanent status. Authorizes an alien who has satisfied the appropriate requirements prior to enactment of this Act to petition the Secretary for conditional permanent resident status. Provides for:
(1) exclusive jurisdiction;
(2) penalties for false application statements;
(3) confidentiality;
(4) fee prohibitions;
(5) higher education assistance; and
(6) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
• and 26 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Larry Craig [R, ID]
  • Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE]
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
  • Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.774

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March 06, 2007

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• Sep 26, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12090-12091)
• Mar 06, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Mar 06, 2007.

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• H.R.1275
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• Immigration
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• Children
• Confidential communications
• Congress
• Congressional investigations
• Criminal justice
• Department of Homeland Security
• Deportation
• Education
• Executive departments
• Federal aid to education
• Fines (Penalties)
• Fraud
• Higher education
• Illegal aliens
• Immigrant education
• Labor
• Law
• Naturalization
• Residence requirements
• Student employment
• Student loan funds
• Students

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October 17, 2007 DREAM Act is Backdoor Amnesty

The cutesy title DREAM, which is meant to be a double entendre, is an acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (S.774). ...

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September 24, 2007 Dream Act a wise proposal

Under the American Dream Act (HR 1275) and the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 (S. 774), qualified students would be ...

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July 19, 2007 Senate to Consider Bill Aiding Undocumented Students

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November 02, 2008 McCain Voted for SS for Illegal Aliens

McCain was a cosponsor of S. 774, the Dream Act, providing in-state tuition for illegal aliens. The legislation would have enabled illegal aliens who entered the United States before age 16 to obtain a green card and then use their ...

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October 29, 2008 [IWS] CRS: UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN STUDENTS, HIGHER EDUCATION, & IN ...

1221, HR 1275, HR 1645, HR 4192, S. 774, S. 1348, S. 1639, and S. 2205). Meanwhile, some states have passed laws aimed at making unauthorized state residents eligible for in-state tuition without violating this provision. ...

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October 28, 2008 Unauthorized Alien Students, Higher Education, and In-State ...

In the 110th Congress, several bills that would amend this federal law have been introduced (HR 1221, HR 1275, HR 1645, HR 4192, S. 774, S. 1348, S. 1639, and S. 2205). Meanwhile, some states have passed laws aimed at making ...

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