Will Perez discusses his new book, We ARE Americans

Using case studies and the most recent scientific research, CGU Professor William Perez makes a strong case for the passage of the DREAM Act—a federal law which would allow undocumented students the opportunity to attend college and earn their legal residency—in his new book, We ARE Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the American Dream.


The book (Stylus Publishing) was released this week, and has been selected as Pick of the Week by Publishers Weekly.

In Perez opinion, achieving undocumented high school graduates in the United States who want to pursue a college education are prevented from following their dream which is damaging to them and to the country as a whole.


In the book, Perez argues there are many benefits to passing the DREAM Act. He personally interviewed 100 students and writes about the histories of 16 of them—all who underwent difficulties of continuing their education after high school. Those that were able to go to college (Perez says only about 10% of undocumented high school graduates are able to do that) have had great successes. He also tells the stories of people who lived most of their schooling years being undocumented, but were able to become American citizens. In the book, they reflect on how their lives changed after becoming legalized, and how their contributions to American society increased.


The book makes a strong argument about how we can magnify the contributions these students can make if we provide a path to legalization, Perez said.


About 3.2 million children and young adults under 24 years of age are undocumented. Brought by their parents to the US as minors—many before they had reached their teens—they account for about one-sixth of the total undocumented population. Illegal through no fault of their own, some 65,000 undocumented students graduate from the nation's high schools each year. They cannot get a legal job, and face enormous barriers trying to enter college to better themselves—and yet America is the only country they know and, for many, English is the only language they speak.

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[bootylicification]

Yes, most of you (97%) are from Mexico that does make you "North American Natives", but not American Citizens. GO HOME.

[bootylicification]

C SPAN “Black Republican Forum” Session 2 (begin at 11:30) Allen West said one of the 1986 caveats was to secure our borders and enforcement our laws, but haven’t happened. (We’re still talking about new amnesty like DREAM Act.) We can’t allow local cities to make sanctuary cities policies, because they will bring our inner city turf wars to epic proportions by bringing in the drug cartel and Columbian gangs. (Mexican Gangs don’t recognize our borders established by the Treaty of Guadalupe)

[bootylicification]

In November 2010, the unemployment rate was 9.8% with 15.1 million unemployed. (15.1 million/9.8%) = 154 million are able to work in the workforce. 11,941,812 (or 11.9 million) skilled jobs provided to illegal immigrants. GOOGLE “illegal immigration counters”, the 15.1 million unemployed could take the 11.9 million available jobs. The unemployment rate could be reduced to 2.1% {{15.1-11.9)/154}

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Allen West 2012

[dreamstasher]

Try overpopulation! Try over used infrastructure! Try going home and save your corner and leave my land alone! You have rights in your country save it do not try and take mine! All educated people help, not just or even illegal's!

[atlasdguad77]

LOL how can he talk about a constitutional arugment, last time I read the Constitution, it says noting about giving Amnesty to illegal immigrants who broken our federal laws. His economic Arugment is also wrong we dont live in the 80s, another influx of illigal immigration would bankrupt America. Look at Larry Kotlikoff works, Professor of Economics at Boston U. He states " America is Bankrupt and can not sustain another influx of immigrants" Dont believe BS dream act propaganda!

[fiercecomrad643]

i really want to get this book