The U.S. Senate will consider S. 2205, The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act during the week of October 23rd.

The Dream Act has bipartisan Senate support and would provide certain undocumented immigrant students who graduate from a U.S. high school with the opportunity to gain citizenship and access to higher education.  It was part of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill that collapsed in Congress this year and consideration of the DREAM Act will mark only the second time that any component of the immigration package is reconsidered the after its earlier failure. 

The students who would qualify for the provisions in the DREAM Act came to the United States as children with their parents and entered illegally through no fault of their own.  They have few if any family or social connections in their country of origin.  This Act is a just and fair way to deal with the many young adults who though not born in this country were raised here and know only the U.S. as their home.

Click here for more information and to take action on this issue.  Scroll to the bottom of the linked page to send a message urging your U.S. Senators to vote for S. 2205, The DREAM Act.

UPDATE:  On October 24, 2007 the Senate was unable to secure the 60 votes necessary to end debate on S. 2205, the DREAM Act, and move forward with a possible vote for final passage of the legislation.