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For Immediate Release         
Contact: Dan Gordon , 617-651-0841
Feb. 4, 2021                                       
  

**Bipartisan Dream Act Introduced in Senate**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**-

****Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)
today announced legislation that would provide millions of immigrants
brought to the U.S. as children with permanent legal status, allowing
them to continue living and working in the U.S. without fear of
deportation.

The Dream Act of 2021 would provide recipients of Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other Dreamers the opportunity to earn
eventual citizenship. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first
introduction of the bill with bipartisan support, and the fourth time
Sens. Durbin and Graham have co-sponsored legislation that includes
protections for Dreamers.

Over the next 10 years, Dreamers who currently have DACA will contribute
an estimated $433 billion to the GDP
, $60
billion in fiscal impact
,
and $12.3 billion in taxes
 to
Social Security and Medicare if they can continue to work legally in the
U.S.

Additionally, DACA recipients and other Dreamers have been indispensable
to the country's pandemic response and recovery, with nearly half
of all Dreamers
- around 1 million - working in essential industries.

"A permanent solution for Dreamers is not an issue of politics -
it's an issue of values," said

**Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration
Forum.**"The majority of Americans

understand that allowing people brought to the U.S. as children to
continue contributing without fear of deportation will keep families
together, strengthen our economy and bolster our communities as we
recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic.  

"We applaud both Republicans and Democrats for their leadership on an
issue that unites Americans, and for supporting bipartisan solutions
that benefit Dreamers and native-born Americans alike."

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