Harvard President backs Dream Act
May 22 2009 by Gareth McConnell
Faust and Napolitano support DREAM Act
Support for the Dream Act has drawn another commanding voice in the form of Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University.
In an open letter to three influential representative's in the US Congress, Faust's public backing is the latest in a growing list of high-profile people and organisations not afraid to speak out in support of Dream Act 2009.
The President of Harvard University acknowledged the need to address US immigration issues affecting past and present students, who, through no fault of their own, are stuck in legal limbo as illegal citizens.
"I believe it is in our best interest to educate all students to their full potential - it vastly improves their lives and grows our communities and economy," she wrote in a letter to Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry. "This bill will help move us closer to this goal."
The latest version of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (Dream Act), which has been floating around congress since 2001, allows undocumented immigrant students who moved to the US when they were minors, and who graduate from US high schools, the opportunity to earn permanent residency by either serving time in the military or completing a college degree.
Last month the College Board, the not-for-profit examination board most well known for producing the SAT ‘s, added their clout, followed by Janet Napolitano, the Homeland Security Secretary, who described the Dream Act as ‘a good piece of legislation and a good idea.’
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