high schools and lived in the country for five or more years, prior to the bill's enactment. California has embraced a version of the DREAM Act that would allow illegal alien children living in the United States to be given private college scholarships to state schools. On May 8, 2014, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced proposed regulations that will allow dependent spouses of certain principal workers to be able to request employment authorization. The current rules are stopping thousands of immigrant spouses living legally in the United States from working while waiting on their permanent residency. The extreme backlogs are making families from certain countries struggle, most notably India; current rules cause financial stress over many years and denying the U.S. economy of the talents of these high-skilled future Americans. References External links The New York Times: The Other Immigration BusinessWeek: How Skilled Immigrants Found a Voice The New York Times: US Agency Is Swamped by Requests for Visas The Washington Post: A Gift From Gandhi BusinessWeek: Skilled Immigrants' March on Washington BBC News: Skilled immigrants suffer US limbo Non-profit organizations based in the United States Immigration to the United States 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations