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The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act
(The "DREAM Act")

Every year, 65,000 high school students who have grown up as Americans in all but paperwork are prevented from going to college or joining the military. These undocumented youth want to give back to the only country they call home, but instead, they live in constant fear of deportation and separation from their families.

The DREAM Act allows children of undocumented who have lived in the United States for at least five years, graduated from high school, and are of good moral character the opportunity to earn citizenship through at least two years of college or military service.

Dear Congress and President Obama:

This summer, we are calling on Congress to pass a common sense piece of immigration reform called the DREAM Act, S. 729. It is a measure that would provide a path to citizenship for thousands of young people who are Americans in all but paperwork -- provided they have shown good character and either attend college or serve in the military for two years.

Some of the youth who would qualify to earn citizenship under the DREAM Act are valedictorians; others are future nurses, computer programmers, and soldiers. The bipartisan DREAM Act would put them on a path to citizenship instead of wasting millions of taxpayer dollars rounding them up and deporting them to countries they do not know.

If Congress fails to act this summer, America will lose another educated class of promising immigrant students who have demonstrated hard work and a strong commitment to their communities. Many members of Congress have not yet committed to supporting this crucial effort to pass the DREAM Act. We need your firm support to make this dream a reality!

Signed,

[Your Name]

I am a dreamer who made the move from LA to DC last year, to fight for legal status for myself and others. I enjoy writing, dancing, and engaging in productive debate. I believe that I belong to a world-changing generation that has already changed the nature of politics in America, and will now set off to change America itself. My ongoing deportation case marks my style as a writer, as I do not fear going back to Argentina, but I do fear that an entire generation is currently silenced.
I am a 25 year old immigrant, queer and social justice activist. Currently, I am a student at Rockhurst University, in Kansas City, majoring in Spanish and minoring in French. I am also the founder and coordinator for the Kansas & Missouri DREAM Alliance which works to help undocumented youth in their transition from high school to college by connecting them to (networking as well as monetary) resources in the community. We are part of the United We DREAM Network and advocate for passage of the Federal DREAM Act (S. 729 & H.R. 1751). Additionally, I am on the steering committee of the Human Rights Campaign - Kansas City as a Diversity and Faith Tri-Chair.
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