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(# (#    `  PresidentBush,January7,2004speech. p   2. ` ImmigrantYouthEnteringtheWorkForce pH   0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#AlanGreenspan,H  (# (#    `  ChairmanoftheFederalReserve 4     `  CongressionalTestimonyonFeb.27,2003:  !  0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (# Asyouknow,theagingofthepopulationintheUnitedStateswillhave " significanteffectsonourfiscalsituation.# (# (#   0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#Inparticular,itmakesourSocialSecurityandMedicareprograms % unsustainableinthelongrun,shortofamajorincreaseinimmigration &  rates8'l! (# (# 0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#Immigration,ifwechoosetoexpandit,couldproveanevenmorepotent l)D # antidoteforslowinggrowthintheworking-agepopulation.Astheinflux X*0!$ offoreignworkersinresponsetothetightlabormarketsofthe1990s D+"% showed,immigrationdoesrespondtolaborshortages8Anexpansionof 0,#& laborforceparticipationbyimmigrantsand[the]heightenedgrowthof -#' outputperworker8presentsthegreatestpotentialtoboostthegrowthof (  grossdomesticproduct.  (# (#    `  Problems:Perceptionsvs.Reality      `  14%ofworkforceisforeignborn      `  Upto11millionintheU.S.withoutanyimmigrationstatus t 0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#Questions:continuetokeepmillionofimmigrantstheundergroundor tL  recognizethattheirlaborisneededandgivelegalstatustothosewhoare `8  neededintheeconomy?Whataboutimmigrantchildrenwhogrowup L$  andarereadytobecomeworkerswho presentthegreatestpotentialto 8  boostthegrowthofgrossdomesticproduct,inGreenspanswords?$  (# (#      ` d.0 SOLVEActvs.CLEARAct  (# (#    `    ` e.0 FederalDREAMAct (# (#    `  Permanentresidencyforqualifiedchildren     x      ` f.0 KansasDREAMActXXXXԀ\ (# (#    `  Thislaw,whichshouldtakeeffectonJuly1,2004,providesforInstate \4 tuitionforqualifiedKansasHighSchoolgraduatesirrespectiveofimmigrantstatusaslongas H  theymeetthefollowingrequirements: 4     `  1.0  AttendaKansashighschoolforatleastthreeyears; "(#(#    `  2.0  GraduatefromaKansashighschoolorreceiveaGEDinKansas;#(#(#    `  3.0  Provideanaffidavitstatingthatthestudentorstudentsparents % havefiledanapplicationtolegalizetheirimmigrationstatusorthat &  theywillmakesuchapplicationassoonaseligibletodoso,orthat 'l! theywillapplyfortheU.S.citizenshipassoonaseligible;(X"(#(#    `  4.0  NotavailabletostudentvisaholdersX*0!$(#(#    `  Q6XX(\ Y`SymbolXX-Q  D.0  ConclusionBeInformed,MakeYourOwnDecision{XX0,#&(#(# _#XX{2# _