U.S. scholars: We can't afford to not pass the DREAM Act
U.S. scholars: We can't afford to not pass the DREAM Act
- December 15, 2010
- Ruben Rumbaut, sociologist, is featured in the Florida Independent December 14, 2010
From the Florida Independent:
Approval of the DREAM Act before the end of the year is an opportunity for the Senate
to do the right thing for hundreds of thousands of young people who call the United
States home: That was the central theme for academics who participated in a phone
conference call on Monday to voice their support for a letter signed by close to 300
of their colleagues supporting the DREAM Act.... Ruben G. Rumbaut - professor of sociology
at the University of California, Irvine, who also participated in the call - pointed
out that much of the public debate on immigration has been fought on myth. Nativism
rails against immigration and popular belief overrules facts. Immigrants are less
likely to bring crime, drugs and illness to the U.S. Languages spoken by immigrants,
especially Hispanics, are not a threat to English. "[Immigrants] are dehumanized in
public discourse and live in fear of deportation," Rumbaut added. "[If] these ambitious
students are further pushed underground, it would be a tragedy if the Senate misses
this opportunity to help these students."
For the full story, please visit http://floridaindependent.com/17263/u-s-scholars-we-cant-afford-to-not-p....
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