From The Dream Team:
[On] July 20th, over 20 immigrant youth from all over the country are risking arrest and deportation to stage sit-ins at various congressional offices in Washington D.C. in order to urge congressional leadership to take action and pass the DREAM Act, a narrowly-tailored, bipartisan bill which would grant immigrant youth a path to citizenship.
After two months of coast-to-coast actions, including dozens of sit-ins, civil disobedience actions, and protracted hunger strikes by both undocumented youth and community members, they have decided to bring the cause of their lives to Washington D.C. The immigrant youth participating in today’s action hail from Illinois, Virginia, New York, California, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, and Michigan.
Support the immigrant youth who are risking everything- call your Senator right now and demand the DREAM Act.
These students are fighting for the chance to go college in the country in which they have spent most of their lives. We must not let bigotry and flawed immigration policy stand in their way!
Please join me in calling the Senate switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Say what state you’re from, and they’ll connect you to the Senate office. You can use the script below:
Hi, my name is ___ I’m from the state of _____ and I’m calling to ask Senator _____ to do whatever it takes to pass the DREAM Act. Thanks!
While you’re at it, take a minute to sign the Reform Immigration for America petition in support of the DREAM Act!
We are only weeks away from the Senate’s August recess, which means we don’t have much time. The time is now. We can’t wait any longer.
