Topic > The Dream Act: Immigration Reformation - 916

Travel abroad for long periods of time is not permitted, and students would not be eligible for Pell Grants or other federal financial assistance for American citizens. They would, however, be eligible for federal work-study and student loans. Each state can provide its own financial aid to these students. Youth's time spent with conditional permanent resident status will count toward residency requirements for naturalization. The Dream Act is far from rolling out the red carpet for illegal students, but is more like a give and take relationship (Navarrete). The Dream Act would repeal Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, which discourages colleges from providing in-state tuition and other educational benefits to immigrant students. Under Section 505, colleges that provide a residency-based higher education benefit to undocumented immigrants must provide the same benefit to U.S. citizens under the same circumstances, regardless of their