The DREAM Act may have stalled in the Senate, but that hasn't stopped students from continuing to fight for workable immigration reform. Hundreds of demonstrators, many of them high school and college students, recently marched in support for the DREAM Act in Las Vegas. It is heartening to see that undocumented students and their supporters have not lost hope, and that they are willing to continue doing whatever it takes to keep the DREAM Act in the spotlight.

I've often felt when hearing Senators, Congressmen, and even members of the media speak of the DREAM Act that they forget this isn't just an idea or issue to discuss, but that it deals with the livelihood of real people. I hope through all the politics the Senators and Congressmen do not forget that the future of thousands of students in the United States is in their hands.

Whether it is a sixteen-year-old who realized they can't apply for a driver's license, an eighteen-year-old who can't afford college tuition, or a twenty-two-year-old college graduate who cannot legally work - all these undocumented students' lives have been put on hold. The DREAM Act is about letting us reach our full potential and a chance to give back to this great country.