Press Contact – Carlos Saavedra – carlos@unitedwedream.org
United We Dream Reiterates Support for DREAM Act
Changes are unfavorable, but DREAM is closer than ever
DREAM Act leaders from across the country convened over the phone to discuss the latest changes to the 2010 DREAM Act, and decided to support the latest version of the bill, despite narrowing amendments meant to regain past Republican support for the bill.
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Sen. Reid introduced a new version of the DREAM Act with significant changes, summarized below.
1. Creates conditional nonimmigrant status for 10 years, followed by 3 years of LPR status prior to application for naturalization.
1. Authorized to be employed
2. May travel outside the US and may be admitted without a visa if carrying valid evidence of status and if not absent for more than 180 days.
3. Treated as lawfully present except for purposes of eligibility for health care (see number 17)....
We had a very successful community speakout yesterday (November 29th) at St Paul’s Cathedral. Nearly 300 supporters gathered to hear inspiring words from several speakers. Special guests included Denise Provost, Representative of Somerville, Wayne Burton, President of Northshore Community College, Rev Fred Small of First Parish in Cambridge, UMass Student Body President, Alliance to Develop Power and several DREAMers with their incredible stories.
Thank you all for the continued support!
See our coverage on NECN below and follow the links to coverage in other media.
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Sen. Harry Reid Creative Commons/Center for American Progress Action Fund
Come to the DREAM Act Community Speakout 11/29 at 3pm, 138 Tremont Street!
We’ve been pushing so hard for the DREAM Act over the last year, it sometimes seems impossible to¡think that it could actually pass – but this is the moment. Thanks in large part to the efforts of studentsand activists, Harry Reid has committed to bringing the DREAM Act up as a stand-alone bill in theSenate. Nancy Pelosi is bringing it up for a vote in the House on November 29th. Now is the time for us tostand strong and give DREAM our all.
Here in Massachusetts, we’re lucky enough to have a governor, many university presidents, and...
The vote on DREAM is happening very soon, possibly within the next 2 weeks.
Here are the target Legislators we need to move:
Indiana—Lugar (R)
Utah—Bennett (R)
Florida—LeMieux (R)
Ohio—Voinovich (R)
Illinois—Kirk (R)
Maine—Snowe/Collins (R)
Alaska—Murkowski (R)
Kansas—Brownback (R)
Mass—Brown (R)
North Carolina-Hagan (D)
Missouri—McCaskill (D)
Virginia—Webb (D)
Arkansas-Pryor (D)
Texas - Hutchison...
I had never really thought about what an undocumented immigrant would do if they wanted to go to medical school.
