Action Alert on the DREAM Act
From Filipino Advocates for Justice:
ACTION ALERT
Congress & Senate Targets Updated (12/3/10): DREAM Act will be voted on this week; Time to Step up Calls!
The DREAM Act comes to the floor this week and we need your help today to pass this historic bill that would provide the opportunity for more than 65,000 undocumented high school grads a pathway to legalization and a chance to further contribute to our county and economy. Congressman and Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Mike Honda, said “Passage of the DREAM Act is a top priority for CAPAC, as 1 in 10 DREAM Act beneficiaries would be Asian American and Pacific Islander…Failure to pass the DREAM Act would disproportionately impact AAPI students, especially in California, where more than 40% of DREAM Act beneficiaries would be Asian.”
How YOU can help make history this week:
1) Tell Congress and Senate to PASS the DREAM Act today!
2) Contact these targeted Senators by calling toll-free at: 1-866-996-5161.
Senate Democrats:
Conrad (ND)
Dorgan (ND)
McCaskill (MO)
Webb (VA)
Warner (VA)
Landrieu (LA)
Pryor (AR)
Tester (MT)
Hagan (NC)
Senate Republicans:
Hutchison (TX)
Brownback (KS)
Murkowski (AK)
Kirk (IL)
Bennett (UT)
Voinovich (OH)
Snowe (ME)
Collins (ME)
Lemieux (FL)
Lugar (IN)
Bunning (KY)
Contact these targeted Congress members by calling toll-free at: 1-866-967-6018.
Cooper, Jim TN-05, Tanner, John TN-8, Bishop, Sanford GA-02, Boccieri, John OH-16, Boucher, Rick VA-09, Dahlkemper, Kathy PA-03, Hall, John NY-19, Herseth-Sandlin, Stephanie SD-AL, Holden, Tim PA-17, Kirkpatrick, Ann AZ-01, Kissell, Larry NC-08, Marshall, Jim GA-08, Michaud, Michael ME-02, Mollohan, Alan WV-01, Nye, Glenn VA-02, Peters, Gary MI-09, Ross, Mike AR-04, Shuler, Heath NC-11, Spratt, John SC-05, Visclosky, Peter IN-01, Wilson, Charlie OH-06, Barrow, John GA-12, Peterson, Colin MN-07, Murphy, Scott NY-20, Arcuri, Michael NY-24, Baird, Brian WA-3, Boyd, Allen FL-02, Deutch, Ted FL-19, Ellsworth, Brad IN-08, Higgins, Brian NY-27, Matheson, Jim UT-02, Miller, Brad NC-13, Owens, Bill NY-23, Ryan, Tim OH-17, Schrader, Kurt OR-05, Scott, David GA-13, Stupak, Bart MI-01, Chandler, Ben KY-06, Adler, John NJ-03, Space, Zach OH-18, Halvorson, Deborah IL-11, Pomeroy, Earl ND AL
3) When the switchboard receptionist picks up, tell them you want to leave a message for the Senator/Congress member. You can leave them this message:
“When the DREAM act comes to the floor for a vote this week, I urge you to please VOTE YES and support immigrant students.”
4) Encourage your friends, families and communities to do the same!
For more information and background on the DREAM Act, please see:
DREAM Act Students Defy Deportations, Tell Congress to Vote: on TruthOut Report by David Bacon
New report that says DREAM Act would contribute $1.4 billion to the Economy!
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