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What happens to a DREAM deferred? In 2010 the bipartisan legislation, which offered a path to citizenship for DREAMers鈥攑romising undocumented youth headed to college or the military, most of whom were brought to the United States at very young ages through no fault of their own. But now, the same party that stamped out DREAM is attempting to bring it back鈥攕omewhat.

Called STARS (鈥淪tudying Towards Adjusted Residency Status鈥�) (H.R. 5869), Florida Republican Rep. David Rivera鈥檚 鈥攚hich Rivera introduced with Dartmouth-bound at his side鈥攑rovides a path to legalization for many of the same youth the DREAM Act would have protected. It offers to students who moved to the United States before the age of 16, have lived in the country for at least five years, have completed high school, and are on track to attend college.

The bill is in no way a substitute for the real DREAM that passed the House in 2010. For one, Rivera鈥檚 proposed 鈥渃onditional non-immigrant status鈥� is nowhere near as strong a protection as the legal permanent resident status granted to those eligible under the DREAM Act. Under Rivera鈥檚 bill, a student must spend five years here before she is eligible for 鈥渃onditional non-immigrant status鈥�; five years as a conditional non-immigrant before she may apply for permanent residency; and another five years before the student can even apply for citizenship. That amounts to a minimum of 15 years before citizenship is even a possibility for these students.

But the bill, which contains several provisions (who has long promised, but as of today has yet to deliver,), is at least a start in the right direction. It recognizes the incredible promise of hardworking students and allows them to contribute to the country鈥檚 economic growth.

More remarkably, by seeking for these youth a path to legalization, Rubio and Rivera have signaled willingness to end the plight facing DREAMers nationwide. President Obama, who called the failure of DREAM in 2010 鈥渉eartbreaking,鈥� has to stop the heart-wrenching deportation of DREAMers.

The president to . Yet the Department of Homeland Security (鈥淒HS鈥�) under this administration has deported a jaw-dropping 鈥攕etting the highest deportation rate of any president in history. While the White House has repeatedly blamed the Republicans in Congress for failing to act on immigration reform, DHS continues to detain and deport DREAMers.

Earlier this month, a top White House official of our harsh immigration laws on partisan intransigence, claiming that 鈥淩epublicans have abandoned鈥� the DREAM Act. But Rivera and Rubio demonstrate that at least a few Republicans are willing to step up, help legalize DREAMers, and end their tragic deportations. Now, it鈥檚 the administration鈥檚 turn to stop deferring this DREAM.

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