Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Who We Are....

IDream is a coalition of students, organizations, faculty, staff, departments, etc. that all support the D.R.E.A.M Act. The DREAM Act was re-introduced in the Senate and House on March 26th, 2009. The DREAM Act stands for the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors.

The DREAM Act is a bipartisan proposal, which would create a pathway towards legalization for thousands of young students who were brought to the United States years ago as children. These children have grown up alongside our children, within our communities. They have mastered the English language and despite many barriers, have graduated from a U.S. high school and gone on to be accepted into a 2 or 4 year university or opted to serve in the U.S. armed forces.

Educating undocumented youth from kindergarten through 12th grade only to banish them to a permanent underclass or deport them from the only home they know is bad public policy which rips apart our hard-working immigrant families, wastes taxpayer dollars, and makes little moral or economic sense.

The purpose of the IDream Coalition is to garner support from administrators, the University of Illinois, and our Illinois Congressmen.

Our coalition is growing everyday and if you would like to join IDream or if you have any questions, email us at idreamillinois@gmail.com

P.S.

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