Act would also make qualified students eligible for temporary. legal immigration status upon high school graduation that would lead to permanent residency ififthey attend college. Mr. President. critics of this amendment would have you believe this is simply a matter of politics. Well. it is not. This is about real people. and I want to tell you about one of them. Recently. the Seattle Times. a newspaper in my State. featured the story of a young woman named Maria who has lived in the United States illegally since her parents brought her here at the age of 5. Maria completed high school in my home State of Washington.
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