The bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act would provide a pathway to citizenship to Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. ‘Dreamers’ in America are those undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. The ongoing immigration debate and deportation drive of undocumented immigrants are adding to ‘Dreamers’ anxiety, who have been living and earning a living for decades.
The good news is House lawmakers have reintroduced a bill aimed at creating a legal pathway for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children.
Congresswomen Sylvia Garcia and Pramila Jayapal have reintroduced the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, along with several co-leads, on February 26. The bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act would provide a pathway to citizenship to Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.
The legislation has been cosponsored by 201 Members of Congress, including all the bill leads, and has been endorsed by nearly 120 organizations.
‘Dreamers’ have spent nearly their entire lives here in the United States. They have attended school, earned degrees, built careers, and contributed billions to our economy, all while calling this country home, is what the legislation highlights.
Many have started families and raised children who are U.S. citizens. For example, it is estimated that the average DACA recipient came to this country at the age of six and has been here for 20 years.
A DACA recipient is someone who receives Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a US immigration policy that protects undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children.
DACA recipients pay approximately $6.2 billion in federal taxes and $3.3 billion in state and local taxes annually. The Center for American Progress estimates that the national GDP could grow by $799 billion over the next decade if Dreamers were provided a pathway to citizenship.
“Now, under President Trump’s cruel immigration policies, many are terrified that DACA could be struck down, Dreamers could be deported, and their families could be torn apart. But Dreamers are Americans and Dreamers are home . It’s past time that we give them citizenship and pass legislation to protect them from cruel mass deportation campaigns and anti-immigrant stunts,” said Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
DACA program has allowed more than 800,000 Dreamers to live, work, and contribute to their communities.
The bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 aims to protect and grant eligible Dreamers conditional permanent residence for ten years and cancel removal proceedings. The Act will also provide a pathway to citizenship for eligible Dreamers by granting full Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status
Before his inauguration, President Donald Trump indicated he wanted to work with Democrats to protect Dreamers and that Republicans were open to getting something done on this issue.
Congresswoman Garcia and her colleagues extend an open invitation to President Trump to get this done by passing the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025.
Polls have consistently shown the majority of Americans support Republicans and Democrats working together on legislation that would enable Dreamers to earn legal status and eventual citizenship—that legislation is the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025.
