How do DREAMers become citizens?

As of today, October 2017, DREAMers are not eligible to become a United States citizen. Why is that so? This is because DREAMers who signed up for the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals do not have or are not considered as lawful permanent residents of the country. What the DACA program grants is their protection from being immediately deported from the country should they be caught by immigration officials if they entered the country as minors, and stayed or entered the country illegally.

Unfortunately, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website clearly stated that the program “does not provide lawful status.” Hence, they won’t be eligible to become a U.S. citizen in the future. However, if they have a family member who can petition them or an employer who can sponsor them, then they may be eligible to become a legal permanent resident and a U.S. citizen after a few years.