DREAM Act
H.R. 5281
"Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010"
or the DREAM Act of 2010
Passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 216-198 on December 8, 2010.
The bill now awaits movement or a vote in the U.S. Senate. If it passes the Senate, the President is expected to sign it and it will become law.
- H.R. 5281 grants amnesty to illegal aliens up to 30 years old who claim to have lived in the U.S. for 5 years and “initially entered” before the age of 16.
- H.R.5281 does this by granting illegal aliens a 5-year period of conditional nonimmigrant status if they have completed high school, have a GED, or have been admitted to a college or university (including online schools).
- H.R. 5281 allows these aliens to extend this status for another five years (or longer) if the alien completes two years of college or military service.
- H.R. 5281 allows for an alien to apply for a green card after 10 years. However, DHS may waive the educational and military requirements, both at the point of renewing an alien’s conditional nonimmigrant status and at the point of granting a green card.
- H.R. 5281 charges an initial fee of $525 upon granting conditional nonimmigrant status and a subsequent fee of $2,000 upon renewal.
Chad.....is the Dream Act dead or not? I am getting so much conflicting information!
ReplyDeleteHR5281 needs to go to the Senate...correct??