Making The DREAM a Reality: Rally at Senator Feinstein's Office

Students will rally at Senator Feinstein's office on Thursday, May 20th to urge the Senator to call on her colleagues to get the Federal Dream Act (H.R.1751/S.729) on the legislative calendar now! The Federal Dream Act would provide a pathway to legalization for U.S.-raised and educated undocumented young people pursuing higher education.



SAN FRANCISCO, CA—65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools every year. Many of these young people were brought to this country at an age before they could understand the consequences of their actions. They were raised here, went through our K-12 educational system, and call the U.S. their home. They are honor roll students, aspiring teachers, doctors, and lawyers, but despite their hard work and determination to achieve their dreams of higher education, they are being denied the opportunity to participate and contribute as full members of society.

Undocumented students do not qualify for any state or federal financial aid. Moreover, those whom are able to obtain their college degrees, are unable to use them to work. The Federal Dream Act (H.R.1751 & S.729), introduced in Congress on March 26, 2009, would provide a pathway to legalization for undocumented individuals who were brought to this country before the age of 16, graduate from a U.S. high school or obtain an equivalent GED, lived in the U.S. continuously for at least five years before the bill is passed, have good moral character, and enroll in a college or university, or enlist in the military for at least two years.

If the Federal Dream Act legislation does not pass, students who have done nothing wrong will continue to be subject to deportation simply because of our failed immigration system. On Thursday, May 20th UC, CSU, CC, and high school students across the state will be gathering at Senator Dianne Feinstein's Los Angeles and San Francisco offices to call on the Senator to champion this piece of legislation in Congress, and get it passed now. This is the ninth year since the Federal Dream Act was first introduced and students have grown weary of the government's inaction.

• WHO: UC, CSU, CC, and high school students from the San Francisco Bay Area
• WHAT: Rally and press conference in support of the Federal Dream Act
• WHEN: Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 3:00-5:00pm Pacific Daylight Time
• WHERE: Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Office, One Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
• WHY: To urge Sen. Feinstein to champion the Dream Act in Congress

Contact Lead Organizer Michelle Romero at meromero [at] ucsc.edu with any questions or to arrange an
interview.
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