Updates AFTER failed to pass 12/2010:
- "Obama to make grassroots push for DREAM in 2011" (HuffPost, 12/24/10)
Update 12/17: ANOTHER Senate vote on DREAM Act will be tomorrow. Please call BROWN. He has said he is a "NO" vote. He needs to hear from us.
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DREAM act gives a very narrowly defined group of illegal immigrants ---people who were brought here (illegally) by their parents and have spent their whole lives here -- a path to citizenship, through education and military service. As it stands, there is no channel for these betwixt/between people to become citizens.
Information sheets about DREAM act (FAQ/common misconceptions) - CLICK HERE
Politifact fact-checks the attacks on DREAM.
It is widely supported by American voters (66%)
BONUS: it cuts the deficit! (click here)
Even the conservative/libertarian Cato Institute sees benefits of DREAM Act! (I must add--against tide of Tea Party sentiment!)
Texas Clergy support DREAM Act. Texas!!
Scott Brown is on the fence about the DREAM Act (using language of support but setting himself up as being "dissatisfied" w/ the process or soemthing). [Update: Here's Brown saying it's Backdoor Amnesty, to Boston Globe]
CALLS ARE IMPORTANT--please ring him (and Rep. Stephen Lynch--who is also listed as UNDECIDED) TODAY.
SENATOR SCOTT BROWN:
Phones: Boston -- (617) 565-3170
Washington, DC -- (202) 224-4543
FAX: (202) 228-2646 (you can use services like FaxZero.com to send free faxes from the internet!)
UPDATE:Rep. Lynch voted YES on Dream Act
CONGRESSMAN STEPHEN LYNCH 202-225-8273
