The DREAM Act is the only way for undocumented students to remain in the U.S. and gain any kind of legal residency which could result in legal employment in the United States.
Without the DREAM Act some undocumented students are able to struggle through college without legal residency, but even if they are able to earn a degree, they are unable to be legally employed because of their residency status.
According to the National Immigration Law Center, "a RAND study showed a 30-year-old Mexican immigrant woman who graduates from college will pay $5,300 more in taxes and cost $3,900 less in government expenses each year than if she had dropped out of high school." That's over $9,000 per year that can be used for other purposes. Giving motivated students the opportunity to pursue higher education also yields a larger more diverse group of skilled workers who may bring the added value of bilingualism in greater numbers to the educated American workforce.
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