Obama: Our Future Rests On The Success Of People Brought To The U.S. Illegally According to President Obama, Americas future rests on the success of children who have been brought into the United States illegally. He also appointed out that these children would qualify for citizenship if the DREAM Act were passed. About 30 to 40 percent of the kids in this school, by the way, are DREAM kids, Obama told reporters, You wouldnt know it looking at them, because they are as American as apple pie. But every single one of these kids, you might not be able to tell the difference, but a whole bunch of themtheyre worried about whether or not theyre going to be able to finance their college education of their immigrant status. Theyre worried about whether, in fact, this country that they love so deeply loves them back and understands that our future rests on their success. Why wouldnt we want to give them that certainty that you are part of the fabric of this nation, were counting on you, and were going to make sure you succeed? Why wouldnt we want to do that? Obama went on to say, Looking out as I was speaking to them and then shaking their hands, and giving them hugs and high-fives and all the things that kids do on a graduation, I thought to myself: How could we not want to invest in these kids? Joe Biden piped in but claiming that increasing immigration would boost the economy, although he extended the argument beyond the DREAM Act Kids. We need it badly from a purelypurely economic point of view, Biden claimed. 