Congressman Pallone is a strong supporter of the Dream Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for the roughly 800,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program recipients in the United States and the 20,000 in New Jersey.
Supports the Dream Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients.
Occurrences
H.R.6 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): American Dream and Promise Act of 2021
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]* 03/12/2019; American Dream and Promise Act of 2019; This bill cancels and prohibits removal proceedings against certain aliens and provides such aliens with a path toward permanent resident status.
We owe it to our families, we owe it to our economy, and we owe it to the founding ideals of our country to ensure that those who have come here as children, those who have fled violence and oppression, and those who have made countless contributions to our communities are able to call America home.
Evidence
The issue page says Pallone is a strong supporter of the Dream Act and says it would provide a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients.
Congress.gov lists Frank Pallone as an original cosponsor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, which includes a Dream Act portion.
Congress.gov lists Frank Pallone as an original cosponsor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, with the Dream Act as a portion of the bill.
Assessments
Pallone’s official House issue page explicitly says he is a strong supporter of the Dream Act, and Congress.gov shows he repeatedly served as an original cosponsor of Dream Act legislation in 2019 and 2021. That confirms the stated support and shows concrete legislative backing during his federal service.
Pallone fulfilled the promise to support the Dream Act by publicly endorsing it on his official House immigration issue page and by taking concrete legislative action as an original cosponsor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, in both 2019 and 2021. The underlying pathway-to-citizenship policy has not been enacted, but the promise is framed as support rather than guaranteeing passage, so his public position and cosponsorship satisfy it in his federal House role.
The promise was to support the Dream Act and a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients, not necessarily to secure enactment. The evidence shows Pallone publicly stated support on his official House issue page and took concrete legislative action by originally cosponsoring major Dream Act vehicles in 2019 and 2021. That satisfies the promised action of support.