Undocumented students don’t have many options once they leave school. Many can’t continue on after high school, even if they were stellar students, and those who do attend a college or university can’t legally get a job after graduation.
The DREAM Act would give young people who were brought into the US as children, under the age of 16, an opportunity to apply for legal status.
I interviewed one New Mexico student who is living in limbo while the legislation remains stalled in Congress.
Sarah Gustavus Lim 