Senate Committee Passes Hirono Proposal To Let DREAMers Get College Aid

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved two more amendments to its immigration bill pushed by Sen. Mazie Hirono, including a provision that would allow illegal immigrants brought to the U.S, as children to be eligible for college financial aid.

The panel, which is working through more than 100 proposed amendments to pass the sweeping reform package before Congress leaves for recess next week, also passed a Hirono amendment aimed at reducing the human trafficking of children.

That amendment would place independent child welfare professionals at border patrol stations to provide basic humanitarian assistance to unaccompanied immigrant children held in border stations. The measure would also ensures appropriate screening of children to identify victims of persecution or trafficking and ensures children are not held for longer than necessary in U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities.

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