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Dream Act: Kirstjen Nielsen

dream act: They want to know if that means Nielsen will openly urge Congress to pass the bipartisan Dream Act to provide the solution that you have recognized is needed, according to Metro News. The letter also seeks to pin Nielsen down on other contentious immigration policy questions. In a letter sent Friday to Kirstjen Nielsen, the 20 lawmakers said she agreed during her confirmation hearing earlier this month on the need for legislation that would put so-called Dreamers on a path to U.S. citizenship. For example, they asked if she believes people from Central America living in the United States under temporary protected status, or TPS, should be sent back to their home countries. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill. The Senate version of the Dream Act is sponsored by Sens. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.