Dreamers

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Dreamers are undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and are commonly associated with efforts to secure legal protections and a pathway to citizenship.

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DREAMers 1
Dreamers canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of people
advocacyMovement campaigns for permanent legal status
youth-led immigrant rights movement
affectedBy changes in U.S. presidential administrations
federal court rulings on immigration programs
alsoKnownAs Dreamers
surface form: DREAMers
associatedWith United States immigration reform
surface form: DACA

United States immigration reform
surface form: DREAM Act

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act
immigration reform in the United States
legal protections from deportation
pathway to citizenship proposals
work authorization in the United States
countryOfResidence United States of America
definingCharacteristic brought to the United States as children
lack lawful immigration status
demographicCharacteristic also from Asia, Africa, and other regions
often from Latin American countries
primarily young adults
educationPattern often educated in U.S. schools
eligibilityCriterion arrival in the U.S. at a young age
continuous residence in the United States
educational or military service requirements in some proposals
good moral character requirements in some proposals
immigrationStatus undocumented immigrants
languagePattern often primarily English-speaking
legalChallenge risk of deportation without legal protections
mediaCoverage frequently featured in U.S. news on immigration
opposedBy some restrictionist immigration groups
policyDebateTopic U.S. immigration policy
border security and legalization trade-offs
policyGoal access to higher education and financial aid
eventual U.S. citizenship
pathway to lawful permanent residence
protection from deportation
publicPerception central figures in debates over compassionate immigration policy
often viewed as culturally American
residencePattern long-term residents of the United States
supportedBy immigrant rights organizations
many U.S. educational institutions
various civil rights groups
symbolicRole symbol of immigrant integration debates in the U.S.
typicalArrivalAge childhood

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Emerson Collective supports Dreamers
Dreamers alsoKnownAs Dreamers
this entity surface form: DREAMers