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Balderas’ supporters have been rallying behind the DREAM Act and providing reasons he should be permitted to stay in the United States—but those who believe that Balderas should be deported to Mexico have raised their voices as well.
After acceptance into an American college, international students generally apply for F-1 student visas to gain entry into the United States. But undocumented students who were accepted from within the United States—like Balderas—are not eligible for the student visa, which requires a permanent...
But opponents of the DREAM Act contend that the legislation enables the government to reward those who have committed a crime by illegally entering the country or overextending their stay.
In that vein, the Federation for American Immigration Reform—a national organization that seeks to improve border security and stop illegal immigration—opposes the proposal, viewing it as a “classic example of a mixed message,” according to FAIR spokesman Ira...
But Jim Gilchrist, founder and president of the immigration law enforcement advocacy group Minuteman Project, said that if the United States is to be governed by the rule of law, the rule of law must not exempt any individual.