Posted: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:10:07 +0000
As we get closer and closer to a vote on the DREAM Act, supporters are banding together and ramping up activity to make sure key Senators hear from pro-DREAM voices.
In Salinas, California, local students have teamed up with the United Food Workers to set up a phone bank mobilizing Latino voters to call Senators on the fence and urge them to pass the DREAM Act.
You don’t have to be in Salinas to make a difference though — you can make a call right now to support the DREAM Act, without getting up from your computer
In Salinas, California, local students have teamed up with the United Food Workers to set up a phone bank mobilizing Latino voters to call Senators on the fence and urge them to pass the DREAM Act.
Jorge Valenzula, deputy organizations manager for the United Farm Workers, said the legislation will benefit 800,000 students, many of whom have spent their entire lives in the United States.The DREAM Act currently has the support of only 3 Republicans, Sen. Lugar (IN), Sen. Murkowski (AK), and Sen. Bennett (UT) — about 4 less than is necessary for passage.
“The only difference between them and a regular American is a piece of paper,” he said. “A lot of them have never even been to Mexico.”
You don’t have to be in Salinas to make a difference though — you can make a call right now to support the DREAM Act, without getting up from your computer
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