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==Qualifications of Act==

==Qualifications of Act==

Only illegal aliens that fill all of the the following criteria are able to receive benefits from the DREAM Act:<ref>http://www.senate.gov/~feinstein/03Releases/r-dreamact.htm</ref>  

Only illegal aliens that fill all of the following criteria are able to receive benefits from the DREAM Act:<ref>http://www.senate.gov/~feinstein/03Releases/r-dreamact.htm</ref>  

#have lived in the United States for at least 5 years and were under the age of 16 at the time of entry;

#have lived in the United States for at least 5 years and were under the age of 16 at the time of entry;

#have graduated from high school or have been accepted to a college or institution of higher education;

#have graduated from high school or have been accepted to a college or institution of higher education;

#complete at least two years of a bachelor's or graduate program;

#complete at least two years of a bachelor's or graduate program;

#join the Armed Forces and if discharged, be honorably discharged; or

#join the Armed Forces and if discharged, be honorably discharged; or

#perform part or full time volunteer community service under the direction of the [[USA]] Freedom Corps or with an entity eligible to receive funds from the Combined Federal Campaign.  

#perform part or full-time volunteer community service under the direction of the [[USA]] Freedom Corps or with an entity eligible to receive funds from the Combined Federal Campaign.  

# or demonstrate both a compelling reason why they cannot meet the requirements, and exceptional and extremely unusual hardship if they were removed from the United States.

# or demonstrate both a compelling reason why they cannot meet the requirements, and exceptional and extremely unusual hardship if they were removed from the United States.