Thank you for taking action to pass the DREAM Act by June 15, 2010! These three students in detention are leading our movement and we need to work now to keep them and al DREAMers safely in this country. Now it is time to make your voice heard even louder – call these key senators and demand that they take leadership to pass DREAM
Who do I call?
Call the congressional switchboard: (202)224- 3121and ask to be connected with your senator. If you see the state you reside in below, request to speak with the corresponding senator(s). If your state is not on the list, ask to speak to Senator Schumer who is the chair of the immigration subcommittee
Arizona – Senator John McCain
Arkansas – Senator Mark Pryor
California – Senator Diane Feinstein
Florida – Senator George LeMieux
Illinois – Senator Dick Durbin
Indiana – Senator Richard Lugar
Indiana – Senator Evan Bayh
Massachusetts – Senator Scott Brown
Michigan – Senator Debbie Stabenow
Missouri – Senator Claire McCaskil
Nebraska – Senator Ben Nelson
Nevada – Senator Harry Reid
New Jersey – Senator Robert Menendez
New Mexico –Senator Tom Udall
New York – Senator Chuck Schumer
Oregon – Senator Jeff Merkley
Oregon – Senator Ron Wyden
Texas – Senator Kay Hutchison
What do I say?
My name is ______ and I am calling to leave an urgent message for Senator ______. Three students who are community leaders and potential DREAM Act beneficiaries have just been detained in Arizona. We cannot wait any onger – Senator _____ must use his/her eadership to pass the DREAM Act by June 15, 2010.
Children should not be treated as criminals.
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Where is everyone getting this June 15 date?
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This is a wrongful act. This is practically the same thing that happened with African Americans.
Whats the whole point of having rights?
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i have been trying my best to pass all my classes ,take extra courses and get involved in clubs community service and things that will better my transcript to here at the end … you will not get there if you don’t have a social security number !! it is frustrating and at times gets to me but i want a future i have a father to make proud and a family to take out of poverty .i have been here 10 years so i deserve just as much if not more than those whoa are citizens and slack and still get the help they don’t deserve.
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No Harm to the Youth Who Have Been Detained!
No Harm to those American Dreamers Engaging in Civil Action!
Children are the Leaders of Today
American Democracy: You Will be Revived by DREAM CPR!
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i am a proud hispanic women, who has been here in the united stated for more than 15 yrs. i had a dream into becoming a better person and setting an example for my sibilings and make my family proud and actually make sense for them into comming into this country.. but know, it is just getting harder and harder and sometimes making it hard into going to school, cuz at the end what is going to happen, with no social # it makes it impossible… but that shouldnt stop us from making our DREAMS COME TRU!!!!!!!!!
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I realize how importance the usage of my education is to help myself and my community. Today, I decided to take on a new opportunity to improve my life, your life and the life of millions of people around the world. I will collect 1000 signatures before June 15th for the passage of the Dream Act. Let us do this Together!!!!!! I challenge everyone single one of you to attempt to do any number YOU FEEL will take to pass the DREAM ACT. If somebody offered you a better life….would you be willing to live it?
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I am currently graduating from a Community College as a nurse. Back in ’06 when i graduated HS I had big dreams to attend my dream universities, but couldn’t since I don’t have a SSN. My grades were great, and I could have attended any university but being “illegal” was an obstacle for my future. I am not giving up though, I still think there’s hope, and hopefully soon I will attend a University and later Law School as I always wanted.
Never give up guys!
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It is time to speak up, we have waited too long. Obama needs to take action in this. It is been far past since he he said there would be an immigration reform. We will no taccept his excuse of passing this next year as hes said several times in these past years since the start of his election. I am part of STUDENTS FOR DREAMs , we are a group of students demanding the approval of this dream act and a resonable immigration refor. Support us, visit our Facebook page under STUDENTS for DREAMs or email us at studentsfordreams@ymail.com….. The approval of the Dream act cannot wait any longer, we ave to fight and speak up now!
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Children should not be treated as criminals.
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i think the june 15th deadline would save the 3 students who were face deportation proceedings as a result of their sit-in at senator McCain’s office this past week.
Let’s get this DREAM passed!
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Some say that we broke the law, some might say that we need to go back to our countries, I wonder if they know what it feels like to be in a country for 17 years, have perfect grades, get a scholarship, get on the honors in college, and then be told by others that youre not good enough for this country. What kind of reasoning is this. I got here 17 years ago as a child, to no fault of my own i am illegal. I have fought, and i will keep fighting, brothers and sisters there is NOBODY who understand you more than me. Please contact me, I can tell you how i got my scholarship. arturoapreza@verizon.net
If we want change we have to change everything. WE must show our strengths, our inteligence, because someday soon they will listen, and we will be waiting with our 4.o’s and our scholarships, and our names on honor lists.
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How many signatures do we need for this bill to be passed? When are you giving it to whom?
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I’M CURRENTLY A 1ST YEAR STUDENT AT UCLA AND I’M UNDOCUMENTED. I NEED THE DREAM ACT TO HELP ME CONTINUE MY EDUCATION AND REALIZE MY DREAM OF BECOMING A DOCTOR. I WILL NOT STAND BY AND NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP THE DREAM ACT PASS. WE ALL NEED TO GET INVOLVED AND GET OUR VOICES HEARD. DON’T LET OUR ENEMIES SPEAK FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED, WHO IS BETTER TO SPEAK FOR US THAN OURSELVES. DREAM ACT 2010! TAKING THE FIRST STEP FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM.
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Rodrigo,
We need to Senate leadership to ensure passage of the DREAM Act. Go to the “Take Action” portion of the website to call your Senator and encourage them to champion the DREAM Act!
Thanks for the support!
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I was a struggling high school student who never saw the importance of an Education, who just wanted to go out into the fields and work because I knew that at the end that was my future, or at least what I always told. on the year of 2004 when I was suppose to graduate my mother had a very encouraging talk where she told me that she swear on her life that me and my sister were going to get a college education because she didn’t want us to end up like her working Monday through Sunday 6 am to late night hours for minimum pay.,that gave me strength to continue and graduate one year late but I did it, sadly enough I wasn’t able to continue to college but not because my mother broke her promise, but because we were not going to see my mother kill her self to to pay 3 times more for something that in the end we were not going to be able to use. that’s why the dream act is our last hope to make out of ourselves good American and help our down fallen economy rise.
Thank y’all so much for the hard work you are doing to make the dream act become a Reality.
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I understand the pain and sorrow everyone is feeling as they see their life pass before their eyes, knowing that if given the opportunity we could make a great contribution to this country, and prove wrong those who use us as the scapegoats for all the country’s problems. The economy would get a great boost by increased social security taxes, greater spending, and address the shortage of medical workers for those who are pursuing this field. This is a win-win situation for all, it’s a shame some can’t look past our “illegal” label to realize this.
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I got here in 1991 as a child and because of my parents lack of knowledge of the immigration laws they submitted my papers late in 2000 now i been waiting for ten years in line for my visa to become legal. I have worked very hard to graduate high school and went to a community college and I did all kind of jobs to help my mom pay for my school. I graduated this last summer with a Associates in Science and biology but now there is no way my family can afford the university. I been struggling since i can remember and its never been easy but i just keep going with the hope that the Dream Act will be pass and i can finish my school. We must not give up and keep working hard together to get this passed. God will smile upon us and we will be given the opportunity to live life as honor students that we are and not the lingering shadows in the dark.
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I graduated high school in 02. I attended college 4 a few semesters, but drop out bcuz I couldn’t afford it, because I was discourage bcuz of my illegal status I now regret it so much. But even if I had finish college I would b in da same place it wouldn’t have made a difference bcuz da dream act is not yet pass. I’m now selling tamales out of a catering truck in da streets of los angeles. Getting pay less them minimum gage. I don’t complain its my job & it puts food in da table. All I want is to have a better future 4 my family specially my son, he deserves better then this. I don’t loose hope that 1day I’ll be abel 2 go back 2 school & provide a better life 4 my son.
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we are the hope of this country. we want to make a commitment with this country.
We want to become legal students like the rest of the student thoughout the country.
Please pass the Dream Act law.
We want to be legal in the U.S.
Thank you.
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I was born in the United States but my boyfriend who is originally from Mexico came to this country when he was 3 yrs old, with a high school diploma and everything i’VE SEEN HOW MUCH OF A GREAT STUDENT HE IS! He and not only him but thousands of students deserve the same oppurtunities we do as native borns. I’ve seen him suffer because of financial aid and not having a social security I’ll be praying to God that this Dream Act can be made into a law, this is unfair and unjust to so many dreamers I want to be able to see my boyfriend succeed and the rest of the undocumented youth…. If this is a so called country of oppurtunities let it have its name!
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i have a friend he is from afirca he is illegal…and 18…he got here when he was 16…and just found out that he was illegal when i was trying to help him get a id…we went to immagration and they was rude and said he is illegal and must leave now…he dont want to leave..he has finished high school and now is trying to get into a commuity college…he also have two other issues…he is gay and have hiv…jus also found that out like a month ago…so if he go home to africa then he might get killed for being gay and not able to get treat ment like he can here for his hiv….please dont judge..jus needing answers on what we can do to keep him here….his grandma might be illegal too..so they really are no help …message me at officermcghee@yahoo.com
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I have lived in the U.S. since I was three. I tried my hardest throughout my school years and was encouraged by my great teachers who motivated me to become the best that I could. I graduated from high school a year ago with great grades, but at the end I couldn’t attend any of my dream schools because of my immigration status. It’s frustrating to be treated as a criminal for simply wanting a better future. Please let the Dream become a reality for the thousands like myself who simply want a chance to prove themselves.
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i have lived in the us for more then 11 years and i have tried any way posible to joing the marines because my dreams is to become a solder in the strogest army in the world, but i can not joing because of my immigration status, i just want to serve the country that i grow in ….
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I have lived in the United States since I was 6 years old. I’ve always tried my best in school and kept up with my grades. I don’t think I’ve ever made below a B in any class and I know for sure that i have a better GPA (3.9) than most of my soon to graduate class. This is whole not having a social security number really makes it hard to apply for college. I will be graduating this May 19th and really hope that everyone’s dream (including mince) comes true in our hope for a higher education.
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We cannot wait any longer – Senator Diane Feinstein
must use her leadership to pass the DREAM Act by December 2010!
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I came to the US when I 12 years old, Im 23 now and never had a bigger dream than the DREAM ACT TO BE PASSED! I went from middle school all the way to my second year in college and had to drop out because I couldn’t afford it and couldn’t use any of the two scholarships that I received in art school. I’ve been fired many times from jobs,not because I was inefficient or didn’t want to work but because of my illegal status. I have cried myself to sleep thinking that all I could do is work in some factory breaking my back for a below minimum wage paycheck and never to be able to be successful and a proud chilean/american artist. PLEASE SENATORS HEAR OUR VOICES,WE NEED THIS,WE DESERVE THIS,WE BELIEVE THAT DREAMS DO COME TRUE AND THAT THIS COUNTRY IS GREAT AND FAIR AND DOES GIVE A HAND TO THE ONES IN NEED.PLEASE PASS THE DREAM ACT NOW!!
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EVERYBODY IS EQUAL!!!!!!!!
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am a student in high school right now and soon iwil be walking the stage and going to college even thoug it not a unveristy like UCLA o UCR or other big colleges but i know what i want to become will give me a better life then my parents have right now. my parents have bee working there whole life with out stoping they have been giveing me a betterlife where i can show them that hey didnt make a wrong mistake of bring me tothe untied states. i have to go to college i know that we need the support of ever senator out there we have students that are helping us younger ones by not goin though what they have been life is not esay but we all should do some even though it will take a resk of being to back where we came from. We have to fight until the end and have are heads up in the sky been proub of what we are in life.
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