Whitney Stone
Period 2
Corrunker, Laura. “ ‘Coming Out Of The Shadows’: DREAM Act Activism In The
Context Of Global Anti-Deportation Activism." Indiana Journal Of Global Legal
Studies 19.1 (2012): 143-168. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
This article is focusing on the different complexities involved with bills such as the
Dream Act and certain anti-deportation movements. Corrunker has an antideportation stand throughout this article. She discusses why deportation and
immigration are a problem and puts the blame on the governments and borders. She
goes on to describe and anti-deportation group named One Michigan. She goes
through the history of One Michigan. Later in the article, she discusses some of the
challenges the undocumented youth could face and compares the Dream Act to
other anti-deportation movements. Corrunker focuses on the using the emotions of
her readers, so that they will support acts such as the Dream Act.
Fields, Cheryl. "Undocumented Students." Change 37.5 (2005): 4. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
This article discusses how undocumented youth are suffering because they cannot
get instate tuition because they are not legal residents of the United States. The
author introduces the article by discussing how difficult it is for undocumented youth
to get an education, and even after they get an education they are unable to get jobs
because of their illegal status. Fields begins to discuss how the Dream Act would
solve many problems for undocumented youth. She briefly discusses the
components of the Dream Act, then continues to address arguments against the
Dream Act. Fields discusses the flaws in any arguments against the Dream Act. The
tone of this article is very supportive of the Dream Act.
Holtschneider, Dennis H. “If Dreams Could Come True: U.S. businesses would
benefit from the talent that immigration reform would make available.”
Chicago Tribune (2013): n. pag. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.
Holtschneider spends the majority of this article discussing the stories of 2
undocumented youth. He talks about the struggles they have faced, even though
they were good citizens, and had worked hard. They were both smart students who
were brought to the U.S. illegally when they were babies. Holtschneider then begins
to discuss how the Dream Act would benefit these students. From there he begins to
discuss how the Dream Act would benefit businesses across the country. The overall
attitude is supportive of the Dream Act. Holtschneider is also very cynical of those
who don’t want the Dream Act to pass in Congress.
Lachica Buenavista, Tracy, and Jordan Beltran Gonzales. "Dreams Deterred:
Filipino Experiences And An Anti-Militarization Critique Of The Development,
Relief, And Education For Alien Minors Act." Asian American Policy Review 22
(2011): 29-37. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
The two authors stand on this article is that there are too many problems for the
Dream Act to work. They realize that something needs to happen to help
undocumented youth, but they don’t think that the Dream Act is the right answer.
Buenavista states that the requirements of the Dream Act are unreasonable for
many undocumented youth due to poverty. The authors discuss how the provision in
the Dream Act of having good moral character could lead to surveillance and privacy
issues for many undocumented youth. They discuss how the military option in the
Dream Act is similar to how the U.S. promised citizenship to veterans in World War
2, but later did not. The overall stance of this article is that the Dream Act is not
going to be the solution for undocumented youth.
Olivas, Michael A. "Colleges and Undocumented Students." Change (2008): 20+.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
Olivas begins this article by discussing why problems surrounding the Dream Act are
suddenly more prominent. He briefly discuss the Plyler v. Doe case and how it
allowed undocumented youth to attend high school for free. He brings up other
supreme court cases, and how they relate to the immigration problem. He briefly
discusses the history of the Dream Act, and its failures in Congress. He discusses
the problem of whether or not undocumented students should be able to receive instate tuition, and brings up several supreme court cases that support and oppose
giving in-state tuition. The overall tone of this essay is supportive of the Dream Act,
but Olivas also points out some of its flaws.
Ochoa, Raul Alcaraz. "A Letter To The DREAM Movement." NACLA Report On The
Americas 44.6 (2011): 18-19. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
Ochoa begins this article by showing his support for the Dream Act. He then
continues on to disagree with how the government, specifically Democrats, are using
the Dream Act to their own political advantage. He spends much of the article
discussing why certain components of the Dream Act are morally wrong. He spends
much of the article discussing how he does not think that the parents of
undocumented youth did anything wrong. He is extremely supportive of the Dream
Act, but he believes that the people who are trying to get the Dream Act passed are
doing it for the wrong reasons. He thinks that those in government are using
undocumented youth, and people supporting the Dream Act to move themselves
forward politically. He concludes the article by again expressing his support for the
Dream Act, but expressing disapproval for the politicians.
Palacios, Moses. "The Dream Act Explained." Journal Of College Admission 206
(2010): 2. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
Palacios begins the article by discussing the need for the Dream Act, and then he
goes into detail about the history of the Dream Act. He discusses the major
components of the Dream Act and what each component will do to help
undocumented youth. He discusses how the Dream Act would allow each state to
choose whether or not they would like undocumented youth to receive in-state
tuition. Palacios goes on to describe how the Act would be able to protect
undocumented youth from fear of deportation, and gives them an opportunity to be
able to get authorization to work. He continues to discuss how the Dream Act will
give undocumented youth the opportunity to get aid, in order to pay for college. He
concludes this article by discussing the benefits of the Dream Act. The overall tone
of the article is positive, in favor of the Dream Act.
Radoff, Sara. "Crossing The Borders Of Plyler V. Doe : Students Without
Documentation And Their Right To Rights." Educational Studies 47.5 (2011):
436-450. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
Radoff begins this article by discussing how every child has the right to an
education. She uses this to gain support for the Dream Act, because she believes
that even if a youth is here illegally they still have the natural human right to an
education. Radoff spends the majority of the article analyzing the supreme court
case Plyler v. Doe. She believes that this case is setting a guideline for what we
need to do concerning the Dream Act. She doesn’t think that Plyler v. Doe gives
enough support for undocumented youth, but she believes that the Dream Act does.
She begins discussing how even if undocumented youth are allowed to go to high
school, it is not enough to help them be successful later on. This article is an
argument in favor of the Dream Act, and the author expresses support for it.
Rivera, John-Michael. “The DREAM Act and Other Mexican (American) Questions.”
Phi Kappa Phi Forum 93.2 (2013): 4-7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Nov.
2013.
At the beginning of this article Rivera stays very neutral about the Dream Act,
although he states that he supports the Dream Act in principle. He states what he
thinks to be the two most prominent sides of the Dream Act and their different
arguments. He briefly discusses the history of the Dream Act before moving on to
the more current issues about it. He discusses in the end of the article that he
believes that the Mexican American war in 1846 is one of the historic reasons that
the American people have bias against people of Hispanic origins, and thus bias
against the Dream Act. Although at the beginning of the article Rivera states that he
wants to write an unbiased article, the overall stance of the essay is supportive of the
Dream Act.
Whaley, William. “The California Dream Act: A Dream (Not DREAM) Come True.”
Mcgeorge Law Review 43.3 (2012): 625-643. Academic Search Premier. Web.
13 Nov. 2013.
Whaley begins this article by discussing the benefits of the California Dream Act. He
describes what an illegal alien is and California legislation that has benefited and
hurt illegal immigrants. He goes into detail about how children of illegal immigrants
cannot qualify for federal aid or instate tuition and what legislation needs to be
passed in order to help them go to college. He discusses how the Dream Act will
benefit California government, colleges, and programs. Whaley then observes the
differences between the California Dream Act and the federal Dream Act. He
addresses arguments against programs like the Dream Act. Overall the essay is very
supportive of the California Dream Act. Whaley states the in the article he thinks that
the California Dream Act is better than any of the federal plans.
Wojnarowski, William. “The Illinois Dream Act: A Constitutional Nightmare.” Brigham
Young University Education & Law Journal 1 (2013): 175-204. Academic
Search Premier. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
Within the first sentence of this article, Wojnarowski has expressed his disapproval
of the Illinois Dream Act. He goes on to argue how this act is unconstitutional and
should be repealed. He goes into a lot of discussion about how it violates the 14th
amendment and goes into detail about the 14th amendment. For the majority of the
article Wojnarowski goes into detail about how the Illinois Dream Act is legally wrong
and he rarely discusses any moral issues. He spends time distinguishing the
difference between the federal Dream Act and the Illinois Dream Act. Although he
immediately expresses dislike towards the Illinois Dream Act, he seems to be more
supportive of the federal Dream Act.
Zimmerman, Arely M. "A Dream Detained: Undocumented Latino Youth And The
DREAM Movement." NACLA Report On The Americas 44.6 (2011):14-17.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.
Zimmerman begins this article by telling the story of several undocumented youth.
He then discusses why deportation of undocumented youth is a problem, and what
is being done to solve the problem. Later on in the article, he goes into more detail
about the history of the Dream Act and briefly describes the components of the
Dream Act. He continues on to describe how many immigrants have been deported
during the Obama administration, and the majority did not have criminal records.
Towards the end of the article he begins to discuss how important the
undocumented youth’s participation in the fight for their rights has been. The general
tone of the article is supportive of the Dream Act. Zimmerman seems to want more
than the Dream Act though, even to the point of much less border control and free
immigration.