Thread: Get ready for round 2

according to another site the Dreamers are gearing up to contact the House for the Dream Act passage. They claim to have 196 yes votes. Instead of fightng this in the last few days before a vote, we need to start this fight now H.R.1275

Title: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 3/1/2007) Cosponsors (67)
Related Bills: H.R.1221, S.774
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. NUMBERS USA NEEDS TO GET US A LIST and we need to start the calls and contact, Hannity, Beck and prepare for WaR.

Moving this to General Discussions since I don't see any pictures.

I say we get ready for round two on Monday and let our people rest, spend time with their families, clean house, cut grass, and do the things that many of our core troops have put off for two weeks.

W

American Dream Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residence.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma.

Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident status.
Authorizes an alien who has satisfied the appropriate requirements prior to enactment of this Act to petition the Secretary for conditional permanent resident status.

Sets forth requirements respecting: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) confidentiality; (3) fee prohibitions; (4) higher education assistance; and (5) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 1, 2007 CONTACT: HELEN MACHADO
(202) 225-1766


CONGRESSWOMAN LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD AND CONGRESSMAN HOWARD BERMAN SPONSOR LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO COLLEGE FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34, D) and Congressman Howard Berman (CA-28, D) announced today (March 1, 2007) the introduction of the “American Dream Act" (HR 1275) which will provide a path to legal immigration status for college-bound children who have lived most of their lives in this country, but do not have legal immigration status. Their Republican colleague, Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21, R) joined the Los Angeles representatives in this bipartisan effort.

Under the American Dream Act, qualified students would be eligible for temporary legal immigration status upon high school graduation that would lead to permanent legal residency if they go to college or serve in the military. The American Dream Act would also eliminate a federal provision that discourages states from providing in-state college tuition to immigrant students who have long resided in their states. Despite meeting state residency requirements, immigrant students in certain states are charged out-of-state or international tuition rates, which can be triple the cost of in-state tuition.

"Each year, hard working and talented students graduate from U.S. high schools, but due to their immigration status and despite having lived in this country for many years, face enormous barriers to furthering their education," Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard said. "The American Dream Act recognizes the tremendous fortitude of these immigrant students who have overcome great obstacles in their lives to excel in school and dream of obtaining a better life through a college education."
Congresswoman Roybal-Allard said the bipartisan initiative would also strengthen our nation’s workforce. "As a country, we can only gain from passage of the Dream Act. We hinder our competitiveness in the global economy by keeping large numbers of U.S.-educated immigrant young people out of college, and ultimately the skilled workforce, solely because of decisions made years ago by adults who brought their families to this country illegally,â€

Letter from the Hispanic Congressional Caucus to Senator Durbin Supporting the DREAM Act

September 20, 2007
The Honorable Richard Durbin
309 SenateH art Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Senator Durbin:

On behalf of the Congressiona Hispanic Caucus, we applaud your unrelenting and steady commitment to calling on Congress to support and pass the DREAM Act.

Without your advocacy on behalf of deserving DREAM beneficiaries, hundreds of thousands of successfusl tudents would have to face, because of our brokeni mmigration policies, an indefinite future of uncertainty and further obstacles to their future success.

Like you, we are continuously moved by the compelling and too often tragic stories of undocumented high schools tudents who, at a young age, were brought to and raised in the U.S., the only country they have ever really known. These kids were brought here through no fault of
their own, have broken no laws, done well in school and deserve to continue to reach for and realize their dreams.

Please count on our support as you work in the Senate to amend the defense authorization bill to include this important legislation.

As you are aware, the DREAM Act is also included in the CHC's immigration reform bill, the STRIVE Act (H.R. 1645). We remain fully committed to comprehensive immigration reform and hope action in the Senate on the DREAM Act will also serve to build greater momentum in Congress to fix our nation's broken immigration system. We cannot afford to waste immigrant students'talent or dismiss their futures, nor should we forget about their parents, families and the broader community of undocumented who are working hard and contributing to the United States.

We would like to meet with you at your earliest convenience to discuss how the CHC can help to successfully pass the DREAM Act and meaningful immigration reform in the House and Senate, and ensure that the President signs the DREAM Act into law. To affange the meeting, please
contact Angela Ramirez, Executive Director of the CHC , at (202) 225-2410.

Sincerely,

Joe Baca
Chair Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Luis V. Gutierrez
Chair CHC Immigration Task Force
http://aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=6866

AgJOBS and DREAM Act Sign-On Letter(72 KB - 9/20/2007)
A sign-on letter from over 70 national and 200 state labor, business, faith-based, civil rights, and immigrant advocacy organizations, calling on Congress to pass AgJOBS (S. 340 and H.R. 371) and the DREAM Act (S. 774 and H.R. 1275). AILA Doc. No. 07092062.

September 19, 2007

Dear Senator:

Our communities will not rest until Congress enacts a comprehensive immigration reform bill that deals with all of the problems with our broken immigration system, and provides a path to earned legalization for every undocumented worker. In the meantime, with the failure to advance a broader bill in the Senate and polarization in the House over appropriations amendments, we feel it is crucial that Congress show it can do more than simply debate harsh enforcement measures. There are two
bills now before Congress that, if passed, will demonstrate that our lawmakers have not abandoned the need to fix our broken immigration system. We, the undersigned labor, business, faith-based, civil rights, and immigrant advocacy organizations, call on Congress to pass these immigration bills at the earliest possible opportunity, and certainly before the session ends.

The DREAM Act (S. 774 and H.R. 1275) allows high-achieving young people who were brought to this country as children to earn permanent legal status over many years, if they continue their education in college or the military, show good character, and meet other requirements. This
bipartisan bill would help the country by allowing talented individuals who have grown up here to fully contribute to the U.S. according to their abilities.

AgJOBS (S. 340 and H.R. 371) is supported by both agricultural producers and farm workers. It addresses employers’ need for a stable, legal workforce while providing undocumented farm workers with a path to legalization, if they meet many requirements and continue working on our nation’s farms. This bipartisan bill would help the U.S. by keeping our farms in operation and providing American households with access to safe, homegrown food. We also oppose punitive immigration “enforcementâ€

DREAM Act Sign-On Letter(85 KB - 9/19/2007)
A sign-on letter from over 60 NGOs, unions, and religious organizations urging Senators to support the DREAM Act, which will likely be offered as an amendment to the Department of Defense authorization bill (H.R. 1585) this week. AILA Doc. No. 07091963.

For text of letter and sign on groups:
http://aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=23346

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

I say we get ready for round two on Monday and let our people rest, spend time with their families, clean house, cut grass, and do the things that many of our core troops have put off for two weeks.

W

clean house, mow the lawn......Think I'll go shopping Maybe I can find something made in America.....By the way Blistez is made in America, needed it after my cold last week, I can't believe how the little things make me happy anymore!!