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The Senate will take a vote tomorrow, Saturday, December 18 to determine whether the DREAM Act will move forward and end up on the President’s desk. A minority of Senators have vowed to block it. We need your help to get 60 Senators to support the DREAM Act.
Here is the number you can use to be patched through to your Senators, offices: 866-996-5161.
Background: The Senate’s vote tomorrow is a cloture vote to end a Republican filibuster against the DREAM Act that has already passed the House. Supporters of the DREAM Act will need 60 votes to end the filibuster, after which the Senate may proceed to consider the DREAM Act, ending in a vote on the actual bill. If Saturday’s cloture motion fails to get 60 votes, the Senate will not consider the DREAM Act until the next Congress, but more likely until some future Congress. It is crucial that 60 Senators vote to allow the DREAM Act to move forward.
Please call 866-996-5161 to be patched through to your Senators office. The Senate will be in Session on Saturday, so you can continue to call until the vote is taken.
The DREAM Act in Brief: The DREAM Act would give conditional legal status to immigrant young people who were brought here by their parents at a young age and who grew up here, went to school here, and now want to go to college or serve in our military. They are American in every way except on paper.
Economically, passing the DREAM Act is the logical thing to do for the country. Allowing immigrant students to continue their education and achieve their potential will boost the economy and result in higher tax revenues. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found that the DREAM Act “would reduce deficits by about $2.2 billion over the 2011-2020 period.” Over the course of their working lives, these young people will generate between $1.4 and $3.6 trillion for the economy. Deporting them will increase the deficit by many billions of dollars.
The public supports the DREAM Act. According to a recent poll of adults nationwide conducted by First Focus, an organization concerned with children and families, 70% of the American public said they would support the DREAM Act when it was described to them.
The military wants the DREAM Act passed. Both Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Retired Gen. Colin Powell have weighed in to support the DREAM Act. Undersecretary of Defense Clifford Stanley said, "Allowing DREAM Act-eligible youth the opportunity to serve this nation would … [expand] the market of high-quality patriotic youth, to the advantage of military recruitment and readiness."
Educators think it is a good idea. Dozens of educational institutions and associations have weighed in to support the DREAM Act. Perhaps more than anyone, educators understand the promise of these young people.
For more information on the DREAM Act, go here.
Here is the number you can use to be patched through to your Senators, offices: 866-996-5161.
Background: The Senate’s vote tomorrow is a cloture vote to end a Republican filibuster against the DREAM Act that has already passed the House. Supporters of the DREAM Act will need 60 votes to end the filibuster, after which the Senate may proceed to consider the DREAM Act, ending in a vote on the actual bill. If Saturday’s cloture motion fails to get 60 votes, the Senate will not consider the DREAM Act until the next Congress, but more likely until some future Congress. It is crucial that 60 Senators vote to allow the DREAM Act to move forward.
Please call 866-996-5161 to be patched through to your Senators office. The Senate will be in Session on Saturday, so you can continue to call until the vote is taken.
The DREAM Act in Brief: The DREAM Act would give conditional legal status to immigrant young people who were brought here by their parents at a young age and who grew up here, went to school here, and now want to go to college or serve in our military. They are American in every way except on paper.
Economically, passing the DREAM Act is the logical thing to do for the country. Allowing immigrant students to continue their education and achieve their potential will boost the economy and result in higher tax revenues. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found that the DREAM Act “would reduce deficits by about $2.2 billion over the 2011-2020 period.” Over the course of their working lives, these young people will generate between $1.4 and $3.6 trillion for the economy. Deporting them will increase the deficit by many billions of dollars.
The public supports the DREAM Act. According to a recent poll of adults nationwide conducted by First Focus, an organization concerned with children and families, 70% of the American public said they would support the DREAM Act when it was described to them.
The military wants the DREAM Act passed. Both Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Retired Gen. Colin Powell have weighed in to support the DREAM Act. Undersecretary of Defense Clifford Stanley said, "Allowing DREAM Act-eligible youth the opportunity to serve this nation would … [expand] the market of high-quality patriotic youth, to the advantage of military recruitment and readiness."
Educators think it is a good idea. Dozens of educational institutions and associations have weighed in to support the DREAM Act. Perhaps more than anyone, educators understand the promise of these young people.
For more information on the DREAM Act, go here.
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