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Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 8, 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Education

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Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1751. The DREAM Act is bipartisan targeted legislation that gives students who are already here and have grown up in the United States a chance to contribute to our country's well-being by serving in the Armed Forces or pursuing a higher education.

This bill is good for our economy, our security and our Nation. If you take a look some of the bill's key provisions, you will see that this was well thought through. This is no throwaway. This is no giveaway. These students have to earn the right to this DREAM Act.

I would simply ask my colleagues to consider, having been brought to this country as a child, it is something that we can do to make sure that we integrate them into our society and they contribute to it in a substantial way.

I would ask for an ``aye'' vote on this important legislation.

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