UCSD Cross-Cultural Center: DREAM Act - Act Now!
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DREAM Act - Act Now!
There have been hundreds of calls made in support of the DREAM Act this week. In addition, the United States Students Association held its annual conference this past week ending in a rally on the Capitol steps and meetings with Members of Congress asking them to cosponsor the DREAM Act.
We have made great strides already in securing the support of key Members but we will need all of you to call, write, email and fax your representatives in the House and Senate in the coming days and weeks to get as many cosponsors on the bill as possible. In order to pass, a bill needs 60 votes in the Senate and 218 in the House!
NumbersUSA has already picked up on DREAM's introduction and will likely get calls and letters into Congressional offices. We HAVE to be able to counter their message. Almost every staff person we met with expressed concern that they were only hearing from people in their district who oppose these types of measures.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1. Between today and April 3rd -- Contact your Members of Congress (your Representative and BOTH Senators) and ask them to co-sponsor the DREAM Act. If they have already cosponsored it is really critical that we thank them for their support. To call contact your Representatives in the House and Senate please call the switchboard operator at 202-224-3121 or click here and type in your zip code. A short script is available here.
2. Members of Congress will be back in their states and districts from April 4-19, 2009. This is a perfect opportunity to meet with your Representatives and ask them to cosponsor the bill. If you already have a meeting planned, add cosponsoring DREAM to the agenda, if you have an event planned, invite the Representatives to attend.
3. Email your Representative -- an email will automatically be sent to your Representatives asking him/her to cosponsor the DREAM Act.
4. Sign the petition. Our goal is to have 65,000 people sign the petition - representing the number of students who graduate each year who would benefit from the DREAM Act.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• NILC's press statement can be found here.
• Representative Berman's statement on the re-introduction of the DREAM Act can be found here.
• Senators Durbin and Lugar's press statement can be found here.
• Senator Reid's press statement can be found here.
• Basic information about the DREAM Act can be found here.
• Talking points on the economic benefits of the DREAM Act can be found here.
We have made great strides already in securing the support of key Members but we will need all of you to call, write, email and fax your representatives in the House and Senate in the coming days and weeks to get as many cosponsors on the bill as possible. In order to pass, a bill needs 60 votes in the Senate and 218 in the House!
NumbersUSA has already picked up on DREAM's introduction and will likely get calls and letters into Congressional offices. We HAVE to be able to counter their message. Almost every staff person we met with expressed concern that they were only hearing from people in their district who oppose these types of measures.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1. Between today and April 3rd -- Contact your Members of Congress (your Representative and BOTH Senators) and ask them to co-sponsor the DREAM Act. If they have already cosponsored it is really critical that we thank them for their support. To call contact your Representatives in the House and Senate please call the switchboard operator at 202-224-3121 or click here and type in your zip code. A short script is available here.
2. Members of Congress will be back in their states and districts from April 4-19, 2009. This is a perfect opportunity to meet with your Representatives and ask them to cosponsor the bill. If you already have a meeting planned, add cosponsoring DREAM to the agenda, if you have an event planned, invite the Representatives to attend.
3. Email your Representative -- an email will automatically be sent to your Representatives asking him/her to cosponsor the DREAM Act.
4. Sign the petition. Our goal is to have 65,000 people sign the petition - representing the number of students who graduate each year who would benefit from the DREAM Act.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• NILC's press statement can be found here.
• Representative Berman's statement on the re-introduction of the DREAM Act can be found here.
• Senators Durbin and Lugar's press statement can be found here.
• Senator Reid's press statement can be found here.
• Basic information about the DREAM Act can be found here.
• Talking points on the economic benefits of the DREAM Act can be found here.