THE LATEST VERSION OF THE DREAM ACT IS IN, AND THE MEASURE GOES TO THE U-S SENATE ON MONDAY. TWO OF NEW MEXICO’S SENATORS IN WASHINGTON … TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH, BOTH DEMOCRATS … SAY THEY SUPPORT THE MEASURE. AND CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS THE STATE’S REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS HAVE ALREADY VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE LEGISLATION.
THE LATEST VERSION OF THE DREAM ACT WOULD GIVE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO ENTER THE UNITED STATES WITH THIS CHILDREN AT LEAST TEMPORARY CITIZENSHIP STATUS. IT REQUIRES THAT THEY’RE ELIGIBLE FOR MILITARY SERVICE, A COLLEGE DEGREE, OR TO WORK IN NEW MEXICO.
