Although the DREAM Act was not passed by the current Congress, it will undoubtedly come up again for consideration. At its recent convention in October, the Illinois Federation of Teachers had recommended that the bill include more options. Concerned with the militarization and the limited options of the current bill, the
IFT had recommended four changes for a more just version of the bill. Perhaps, a future bill will accommodate these changes:
1. Include a community service path to legalization
2. Include a vocational path to legalization
3. Allow undocumented youth access to
Pell Grants and federal financial aid money to offer an honest chance to go to college
4. Allow youth to petition their parents for legal status
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