Background Information on the DREAM Act

The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (the DREAM Act) herewith referred to as the DREAM Act, is a proposed national piece of legislation that if enacted, would grant permanent conditional residence status to undocumented immigrant students. This status would allow them to apply for financial aid and qualify for in-state tuition at state universities. In order to be eligible, a student must have arrived in the US as a child, been in the country for 5 continuous years, and have graduated from a US high school.