A fresh push to protect millions of young immigrants has returned to the spotlight with the reintroduction of the Dream Act in the United States Senate.
The Dream Act of 2025 has been brought back by Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Lisa Murkowski. The bipartisan bill is aimed at giving Dreamers protection from deportation and a chance to gain legal status. Dreamers are undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and have spent most of their lives in the country.
Under the new proposal, Dreamers and Documented Dreamers would receive conditional permanent resident status for up to eight years. This status would allow them to live without fear of deportation, work legally, and travel outside the United States. At a later stage, this can be converted into full lawful permanent resident status or green card status.
The bill defines Documented Dreamers as children of non immigrant E1 E2 H1B and L visa holders. It also covers those who entered legally as dependents but lost their status after turning twenty one due to long green card waiting periods.
The legislation is meant to give long term stability and a clear route to citizenship for those who have studied, worked, and built their lives in the United States. It also allows noncitizens brought to the country as children to seek permanent residence if they meet education, military service, or work requirements.
The protections under the Dream Act of 2025 could benefit nearly five hundred twenty five thousand DACA recipients and close to two million other eligible Dreamers. Around two hundred fifty thousand Documented Dreamers could also gain legal status under the plan.
In a related move, Congresswomen Sylvia Garcia and Pramila Jayapal also reintroduced the American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 on February twenty six. This bill also supports a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers.
The DACA program has already helped more than eight hundred thousand Dreamers live and work in the United States. These recipients contribute about six point two billion dollars in federal taxes and three point three billion dollars in state and local taxes every year. Estimates suggest the US economy could grow by seven hundred ninety nine billion dollars over the next ten years if Dreamers are given citizenship.
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