Michael Bennet: “I rise today to speak in strong support of the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act will enable some of the best and brightest young…”

“I rise today to speak in strong support of the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act will enable some of the best and brightest young people who have graduated from our schools to serve in the Armed Forces and to excel in college and their careers. The DREAM Act actually raises revenue to reduce our deficit. It is for these reasons that the DREAM Act has a history of bipartisan support and why I urge my colleagues to support this bill today, both Republicans and Democrats. I have been a strong supporter of comprehensive immigration reform that will secure the border, reform our broken family and employment visa systems, address employers who willfully break the law, and require the undocumented to register and become legal, pay a fine, pay their taxes, learn English, and pass criminal background checks. Unfortunately, Washington has been unable to get comprehensive immigration reform done, even as our immigration system becomes more and more broken. As a result, we need to look at smaller measures to make sure we are addressing the immigration issues that cannot wait.”