Urgent Action Alert | DREAM NOW!
Mn Immigrant Freedom Network
Now is the time to take action. Congress will vote on the DREAM Act Wednesday -- tomorrow!
Support the dreams of thousands of undocumented youth with a phone call today. You can reach every member of Congress by dialing the Capitol Switchboard at 1-866-587-3023. Ask your representative to vote YES to push the DREAM forward.
Even if you've called before, call again. Tell your friends, family and colleagues to call. This is our chance. There is no more time to waste.
Thank you for your support,
Allison LebowMIFN Communications
For your information:
For Immediate Release: Contact: Justin Nunez
December 7, 2010 202-331-2389
A Call to Conscience for Republican Senators: Please Pass the DREAM Act
Washington – The United We Dream Network is stepping up its efforts as Congress prepares to vote on the DREAM Act this week. The group is talking to every Senate and House office, sharing their stories and calling on Members of Congress to work together on a bipartisan basis to pass the DREAM Act. Today, United We Dream sent a letter to Republican senators, who have been trying to stall a vote on the DREAM Act because of the need to address “other priorities.”
Here is the letter:
December 7, 2010
Dear Republican Senators,
For ten years, we’ve been fighting to pass the DREAM Act. We simply can’t wait any longer for the perfect process. For us, this is not a “political” issue – it is a fight for our lives, our futures.
We came to the United States as children, born in many different countries, but we grew up as Americans. Read our stories and you will see for yourself: we’ve done everything that has been asked of us – studied hard, followed the right path, given back to our communities. All we want is a chance to become full citizens of the only country we know, by going to college or serving in the military.
Though we grew up here, our nation’s current policy is to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to find us, jail us, and deport us to countries we may not even remember. You hold the power to end this nightmare.
Please do the right thing. Pass the DREAM Act.
Respectfully,
The immigrant youth of the United We Dream Network
Arizona Dream Act Coalition
Arkansas Natural Dreamers
California Dream Network
Students United for the DREAM Act (San Antonio, TX)
Dream Act OK (Tulsa, OK)
Dream Team Delaware
DreamActivist Pennsylvania
DreamActivist Virginia
FIEL (Houston, TX)
Florida Youth Movement
El Pueblo Inc (Raleigh, NC)
Georgia Dreamers
IDEAS at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
Immigrant Youth Justice League (Chicago, IL)
Kansas/Missouri Dream Alliance
Kentucky Dream Coalition
Latino Youth Collective (Indianapolis, IN)
Make The Road NY
Metro Organizations for People (Denver, CO)
MinKwon Ctr. for Comm. Action (New York, NY)
Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network
New Jersey Dream Act Coalition
New York State Youth Leadership Council
North Carolina Dream Team
Padres y Jovenes Unidos (Denver, CO)
ONE Michigan
Orange County Dream Team (Santa Ana, CA)
Salt Lake Dream Team (Salt Lake City, UT)
Student Immigrant Movement (Boston, MA)
Students Working for Equal Rights (Miami, FL)
Tennessee Immigrants and Refugee Rights Coalition
University Leadership Initiate (Austin, TX)
Youth Empowered in the Struggle (Milwaukee, WI)
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