what makes an American the fact that they were born here? What if you were raised all of you life here? What if your parents brought you here when you were five. You have no voice but yet you grow up only knowing America as your country..that is what the DREAM act is supporting those kids that came here when they were so young they had no choice to say, "Hey America is nice...lets go illegally."
It will also be beneficial for you as an american because you will know where the illegal immigrants are at and it's not like "poof" they become legal they go through a series of events. They do not become legal right away they first have to prove that they were upright citizens then they get a temporary green card then just about every six months they get a check up from ins(immigration) that they are doing what they are suppose to, not until 3 years later can they apply to be a resident and then five years after that can they apply to be a citizen.