TAKE FIVE
CONTACT YOUR SENATORS IN SUPPORT OF THE DREAM ACT
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Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) is planning to offer the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) as an amendment to the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization bill later this week. It is important that you take five minutes to call your Senator in support of Senator Durbin’s amendment.
The DREAM Act would permit students who are undocumented to qualify for permanent residency and become eligible for in-state tuition to attend a college or university. As many as 70,000 students per year would be positively impacted by this legislation.
Please call your Senator and ask him or her to SUPPORT Senator Durbin’s DREAM Act amendment to H.R. 1545, the Department of Defense authorization bill.
Points to Make:
- Students who would qualify came to the United States as children with their parents and entered illegally through no fault of their own. The United States is the only country they have really known. This is not an amnesty bill.
- Since these young persons came with their undocumented parents into the country, they have no ability to adjust their status. The DREAM Act would give them this avenue.
- The DREAM Act would invest in the future of talented and bright young people who will contribute to this nation for years to come. It is in the interest of our nation to invest in their future and to help them develop their talents and skills.
- The DREAM Act would remove a federal bar on in-state tuition to those without legal status and would give states the option to provide the in-state tuition option to these students.
Contact your Senators at 202-224-3121 today. Ask your friends and neighbors to do so as well.
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