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Press conference will be held Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill. Please stand by for a future email detailing exact place and time. Please feel free to forward along to your contacts.

Washington, DC December 6, 2010
For Immediate Release
From: Progressives for Immigration Reform
To: All Media Outlets

EXACT TIME AND LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED

Latino Leaders Meet to Oppose DREAM Act

On Tuesday morning, Latino leaders will join a bipartisan group of Congressmen on Capitol Hill to oppose passage of the controversial measure, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 (DREAM Act). The so-called DREAM Act would provide certain minors who are illegal immigrants a path to citizenship if they attend college for two years or join the military. There are an estimated 12-20 million illegal immigrants residing in the United States. Proponents and Democratic leaders have pushed hard for the bill's passage and a House vote is expected later this week.

According to Carmen Perez, Latino activist and a leader of the coalition, "Latino leaders are gathered today in solidarity. We are here to send a strong message to Congress that as Latino activists, we stand staunchly opposed to any measure that puts Americans at a disadvantage and rewards illegal behavior."

According to Congressional statements and the Migration Policy Institute, if passed, the bill could potentially grant amnesty to as many as 2.1 million illegal immigrants. With unemployment at 9.8%, passage of the bill would further devastate an already ailing workforce. "I think progressives and conservatives alike can agree on the need to support working and middle-class citizens during a depressed economy," said Leah Durant, Executive Director of Progressives for Immigration Reform. "This bill would provide in-state tuition rates and residency benefits to illegal immigrant students when many Americans are hurting the most. What makes sense is that America's jobs and tuition benefits should be reserved for people who are legally entitled to compete for them."

Key provisions of the DREAM Act would:

•Waive all numerical limitations on green cards, and prohibit any numerical limitation on the number of aliens eligible for amnesty under the bill's provisions.

•Allow illegal aliens to qualify for in-state tuition rates, even while this benefit is denied to U.S. citizens and legally present aliens residing in other states.

For more information about this press conference please contact: Rachel McCahon at: (202) 543-5325 or info@pfirdc.org.


Leah V. Durant
Executive Director
Progressives for Immigration Reform
888 16th Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: 202-543-5325
1-866-331-PFIR (7347)
www.pfirdc.org



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They will be called vedidos and coconuts by a vast majority of the hispanic enablers and abettors

About time they showed up, Gee! American's wanting American's first.
What a new concept!

THANK YOU Carmen Perez! Thank you very much for taking a stand

Yes we support you 110%. Bravo!!!!

Thank you Carmen Perez! We need more Latino Americans who will stand against any form of amnesty including the Dream Act.

I just sent a nice email to them. True Americans.

Follow up message:

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PLEASE JOIN THE EVENT TO STOP THE DREAM ACT! DRESS WARM!

BE PREPARED TO TALK WITH REPORTERS AND TV CREWS COVERING THE EVENT. SEND A STRONG MESSAGE THAT AMERICAN CITIZENS OPPOSE THE DREAM ACT AMNESTY!

Washington,DC December 6, 2010
For Immediate Release

From: Progressives for Immigration Reform
To: All Media Outlets
When: Tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec 7, 11:30 a.m.
Where: Outside steps of Cannon Building - Independence and New Jersey Avenue Entrance. USE ORANGE/BLUE LINE METRO TO CAPITAL SOUTH STATION

Latino Leaders Meet to Oppose DREAM Act

Tuesday morning Latino leaders will join on Capitol Hill to oppose passage of the controversial measure, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 (DREAM Act). The DREAM Act would provide certain minors who are illegal immigrants a path to citizenship if they attend college for two years or join the military. There are an estimated 12-20 million illegal immigrants residing in the United States. Proponents and Democratic leaders have pushed hard for the bill's passage and a House vote is expected later this week.

According to Carmen Morales, Latino activist and a leader of the coalition, "Latino leaders are gathered today in solidarity. We are here to send a strong message to Congress that as Latinos, we stand staunchly opposed to any measure that puts Americans at a disadvantage and rewards illegal behavior."

According to congressional statements and the Migration Policy Institute, if passed, the bill could potentially grant amnesty to as many as 2.1 million illegal immigrants.

With unemployment officially at 9.8% this is a huge mistake. "I think progressives and conservatives alike can agree on the need to support working and middle-class citizens during a depressed economy," said Leah Durant, Executive Director of Progressives for Immigration Reform. "This bill would provide in-state tuition rates and residency benefits to illegal immigrant students when many Americans are hurting the most. What makes sense is for America's jobs and tuition benefits to be reserved for people who are legally entitled to compete for them."

Key provisions of the DREAM Act would:

•Waive numerical limitations on green cards, and prohibit any numerical limitation on the number of persons eligible for citizenship under the bill's provisions.
•Allow certain aliens to qualify for in-state tuition rates, even while this benefit is denied to U.S. citizens and legally present aliens residing in other states.
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For more information about this press conference please contact: (202) 543-5325 or info@pfirdc.org.

Please continue to make your calls today! We must defeat this travesty!

It was great! Bitter cold--like 20 degrees with the wind--but well worth it. Have not found a video yet, but they spoke about citizens first, security, and other issues. Had trouble finding it, so I was late and missed a good portion. There seemed to be a good number of journalists, 7 or 8 I think. There were only a few supporters there, but it was during work hours.

Found another interview, however, with Ms. Morales.

http://repatriotradio.com/
Repatriot Radio
Podcast of the show that aired on 09-21-10

In this episode, Crazy John is once again joined by special co-host Mike Cutler, both of whom discuss the defeat of the so-called “dream actâ€