The DREAM Act was created by both Democrats and Republicans as a way to provide undocumented students who have grown up in the U.S. with educational opportunities or a chance to serve in the army.
The White House website lists clearly each of the ways this act could benefit the country. It would aid military recruitment efforts, increase the country’s ability to compete in the global economy by setting students on a path to eventually contribute to our economic growth, cut the deficit by $1.4 billion and increase government revenues by $2.3 billion over the next ten years, add between $1.4 and $3.6 trillion in taxable income, and allow border security to concentrate its efforts in illegal immigrants that threaten national security.
The requirements to qualify under the DREAM Act are not harsh, and are geared to the characteristics of young people who grew up in the U.S. For this reason, it wouldn’t encourage further illegal immigration as many have argued.
It’s clear that the potential benefits of the DREAM Act are extensive and far outweigh any arguments of potentially negative impacts.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/12/01/get-facts-dream-act
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