President Obama and Democrats who supported him tried to pass the ______,a piece of legislation that would have allowed illegal immigrants who had arrived in this country as minors to earn legal residency through higher education or military service.

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The DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act) was a proposed piece of legislation that would have provided a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children, also known as Dreamers. The bill would have allowed these individuals to earn legal residency through higher education or military service. It was introduced in 2001 and re-introduced several times, but was never passed by Congress.

President Obama and Democrats Who Supported Him Tried to Pass