The DREAM Act would create a rigorous process for undocumented young people who were brought to the country at a young age by their parents, through no fault of their own, to earn permanent residency if they meet several requirements, including serving in the U.S. military or pursuing higher education.
"With this data now available from more than one study, it really becomes the responsibility of parents, physicians, and teachers to pay attention to the relative-age effect and not intervene with treatment and labeling of children who it's no fault of their own what time of year they were born, " Garland says.