Hey guys, in this one, we're going to talk about the bipartisan legislation that was introduced
on Capitol Hill just yesterday. And this legislation will provide a pathway to citizenship
for folks who came into the United States when they were under 18. And if you're interested
in hearing more about these developments, watch this video. For those of you who are new to me,
welcome to my channel. I invite you to stick around subscribing and hitting the notification
bell. Now what happened just yesterday? I had reported out to you guys that senators Durbin
and Lindsey Graham decided to team up again and reintroduce the dream act. The dream act is not
new. In fact, it was introduced 20 years ago by Senator Durbin in a very emotional speech
on the Senate floor. Senator Durbin tells the story of when he first introduced the dream
act and why it's so meaningful to him. Now, you might be saying, well, what's the
difference between this and DACA? I mean, I thought those young people are dreamers are,
are already protected under DACA. Well, DACA is temporary. It provides folks who meet the very
strict criteria and opportunity to stay in the U S and obtain a work permit and travel document. But
that's about it. It does not lead to permanent residency, and it certainly does not lead to
citizenship. What the dream act does is it allows for a broader group of people to be eligible for
residency, as well as citizenship. The dream act under this Congress is S two 64. The text of the
bill has not been placed on congress.gov website quite yet. And in fact, the only action that's
been taken so far is that it was introduced in the Senate and it's been assigned to the
judiciary committee of which Senator Durbin is the chairman of the Senate judiciary committee.
And he has already indicated that he wants to see this bill fast tracked.
Although Lindsay Graham is a co-sponsor of the legislation, he did indicate in his statement that
he does not believe that this legislation will be passed and signed into law as a stand alone
measure. He says, I believe it will be a starting point for us to find bi-partisan breakthroughs,
providing relief to the dreamers, and also repairing a broken immigration system. That's
Lindsey Graham's take on the whole matter. And what he is talking about there is including
measures perhaps around border security and some other things that he wants to see it. Part of this
dream act as this bill makes its way through the market process. We're going to see ultimately
where it lands. What, what additional things have been added to this for senators mentioned
that the bill that they've reintroduced is identical to the previous bill.
This was the bill that was introduced under the 116th Congress. It was called the dream of 2019.
According to this old version of the dream act, uh, the individual who would be eligible
under this act needed to have been in the United States continuously for a period of four years,
that individual must have been under 18. When he or she entered the United States,
they must also have a clean record and fulfill certain educational requirements. There is an
application fee that's part of this process, but it's waivable medical examination is required
as is the case with anyone who is applying for a green card. And the work permit also comes
along with this employment authorization. The individuals who fit the criteria will be granted
permanent residence based on conditions on a conditional basis for about eight
years. So once the text of the current bill or version of the dream act becomes available, I'll
come back before you with the actual bill. And we'll just go through it section by section
so that you guys can have a better understanding of who is eligible under this bill. Now,
this is actually the most exciting thing from my standpoint, that really happened this week in the
world of immigration. The fact that we now have a bipartisan legislation that will capture quite a
bit of people and help them get on the road to, to residency as well as citizenship stay tuned
for more details about this guys, I hope you found this update helpful, be sure to like this video,
share it with other people. And I will see you in the next one. Thanks so much for watching.
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