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10-03-2007, 10:21 PM #1
Protestors gather in support of [Calif.] Dream Act
I hope Californians are calling their governor to veto this.
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Protestors gather in support of Dream Act
Students call for financial aid access for undocumented students
By: GEOFF JOHNSON
Issue date: 10/2/07 Section: City News
The California State Capitol was the scene of protest Monday as students gathered in support of a bill that would grant financial aid to undocumented college students.
The bill, SB 1, authored by Senator Gilbert Cedillo, has passed both the California Senate and the Assembly and now awaits the governor's signature. Last year the bill reached the governor's desk, only to be vetoed.
Members of campuses as far-reaching as UC Irvine and CSU Northridge were joined by UC Davis and Sacramento State University students in a series of chants including "The people united will never be defeated" and "Ain't no power like the power of students, because the power of students don't stop!"
Many also bore signs declaring their support for the bill, otherwise known as the "California Dream Act."
Through AB 540, undocumented citizens are eligible for a college education after four years of high school or more. But they still face a number of financial burdens that make a college education difficult, said UC Davis senior genetics major R.K. Mateo.
"I have a friend that works over 40 hours [to pay for their education]", Mateo said.
Dina Cervantes, Executive Committee Chair for the California State Student Association, said many such students are already indoctrinated into California culture.
"Many of these students have been raised as Californians through the educational system," Cervantes said.
Cervantes also said the creation of additional college graduates was necessary for California, as California will be facing a shortage of citizens with a higher education in the coming years.
"It's necessary to the future of California," Cervantes said.
As such, SB 1 could strengthen the California economy, she said.
Miguel Cervantes, chair for the CSSA's legislative affairs committee, said funds have already been set aside for a program such as SB 1. As such, the program the Dream Act would introduce would be "non-competitive," and would not affect financial aid for U.S. citizens.
Alexis Montoya, a student at California State Northridge, said she was only able to attend college through AB 540. But to get the education she wanted, she would need the help of the Dream Act, she said.
"A lot of students don't know about [AB 540]," she said. "I learned about it from my high school counselor."
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10-03-2007, 10:24 PM #2
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Dream on. You ain't getting it!
"This is our culture - fight for it. This is our flag - pick it up. This is our country - take it back." - Congressman Tom Tancredo
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10-03-2007, 10:37 PM #3
What? SB (state bill) Calif. has it's own Dream Act in the works?
<div>“There is no longer any Left or Right, there is only Tyranny or Liberty ”</div>
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10-03-2007, 10:52 PM #4
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amazing.. the state already has a 57 Billion dollar deficit and still working entitlement give aways to the Illegal Immigrant community... the state needs to collapse financially .... these so called state representitives are bankrupting the state to get help from the federal government
Its not enough that a majority are getting HUD housing, or welfare or WIC or Food stamps ... they want us to pay for thier education as wellJoin our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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10-03-2007, 10:55 PM #5
Yea they want to come here and work and support their families! In Virgina when I think it was Henry or Franklin county was stopping welfare and foodstamps to illegal and government hand outs. They were in the streets screaming and whinning.
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10-03-2007, 11:09 PM #6
You know, going back to basics here, I just can’t begin to understand how they can feel justified in demanding, or worst still, were do they get off thinking we owe the anything?
Their propaganda activists are doing a good job.<div>“There is no longer any Left or Right, there is only Tyranny or Liberty ”</div>
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10-04-2007, 12:19 AM #7
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I have tried to contact him via phone but his answering machine DOES NOT allow for me to leave a message regarding this bill!! What gives?
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10-04-2007, 01:19 AM #8What? SB (state bill) Calif. has it's own Dream Act in the works?Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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10-04-2007, 01:24 AM #9
Please send an email, fax, or printed letter to the governor through this website:
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10-04-2007, 01:25 AM #10
HERE IS ARNIE'S EMAIL PAGE OF HIS WEB SITE:
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Laura Loomer - Woke up this morning to a @nytimes article...
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