Dear Friend,

This week, Congress plans to introduce the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act). if expanded and improved to include community service, this important piece of legislation will offer 2.1 million immigrant youth a conditional six-year path to permanent U.S. residence. The conditions would be that they complete high school, demonstrate good moral character and complete at least two years of higher education or U.S. military service.

Tell Congress to pass the DREAM Act – but improve it first. Amend the bill to include the millions of young people left out of current legislation: immigrant youth who face financial barriers to education who don’t commit to the military. Use our online directory to call your representative’s office. An improved act will expand access to education and create a path to citizenship for young people who serve outside the military.

With your help we can ensure that this legislation is not weakened by amendments that militarize communities and criminalize immigrant workers.

Please contact your elected officials to ask them to improve the DREAM Act by including:

• Provisions that provide a robust community service path and a solid vocational path to legalization.
• Access for undocumented students to in-state tuition rates and federal financial aid for college, including loans and grants.
• Provisions that assure the protection of legal status for youth who object to war for reasons of conscience and are no longer able to serve in the armed forces.

For more information AFSC has prepared an commentary on the DREAM Act.

Thank you for all you do,

Christian Ramirez and Ricardo Hernandez
National Coordinators
Human Migration & Mobility

Article source: http://support.afsc.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=11021.0&dlv_id=13881

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