Dream Act
[ dreem-akt ]
/ ˈdrim ˌækt /
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noun Law.
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act: proposed legislation intended to provide a path to lawful permanent residency for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as minors, contingent upon their submission to background and medical checks and their fulfillment of educational requirements.
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Origin of Dream Act
First recorded in 2000–05; backronym for D(evelopment,) R(elief, and) E(ducation for) A(lien) M(inors) Act
Words nearby Dream Act
dreadfully, dreading, dreadlocks, dreadnought, dream, Dream Act, dream analysis, dreamboat, dream book, dream catcher, dreamer
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