DREAM Act Congressional Briefings, October 23, 2009

House and Senate briefings for congressional staff about the DREAM Act are scheduled for Friday, October 23. The goal of these events is to educate staff about the bill and answer any questions.

Invited Panelists:

Louis Caldera, senior fellow, Center for American Progress
Dr. Robert G. Templin, Jr., president, Northern Virginia Community College
Herta Llusho, student
Noe Guzman, student
Please support these events by making sure staff from your congressional representative's office will attend.

If your representative or one or both of your senators is NOT a cosponsor, please call him or her and ask the immigration staffer to attend the congressional briefing about the DREAM Act scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2009. A list of representatives in the House whom we are targeting is available here.

The briefing in the Senate is scheduled from 11 AM to 1 PM in SC 6 (in the U.S. Capitol building).
The briefing in the House of Representatives is scheduled from 2 to 4 PM in Room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

http://www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/dre...m017.htm#10-14

That is a small, but promising step. I am using it as an opportunity to call my representatives in House and Senate to urge them to attend the briefing and cosponsor the DREAM Act.

This is pretty awesome. Let's hope many staffers attend.

maybe someone will urge them that this needs to be addressed ASAP

Forgive my pessimistic view, but I can already see the threads coming.. "Dream Act Congressional Briefing delayed..".

It's exciting that Dreamies are actually going to involved in the panel. I always think, if only some people in power could hear our personal stories. This is good.

It's good to hear that some Dreamies will be apart of the panel. I hope they read this and really give it their all like its their last words or something.

A lot of these congress people have heard the same typical "they brought me and I've been in school and really want to make something out of myself blah blah blah blah."

Make it more like a lifetime movie and overly dramatic if you can. Some of us get abused by our families ,going insane,lonely,etc....

lol

Sample E-mail to send to your House Rep


Dear [Your Congressperson] --

Representative Howard Berman is cosponsoring a congressional briefing specifically for immigration and education staff on the DREAM Act! The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is bipartisan legislation that addresses the situation faced by young people who were brought to the United States years ago as undocumented immigrant children and who have since grown up here, stayed in school, and kept out of trouble.

What: Congressional Briefing on the DREAM Act
When: Friday, October 23, 2009
2:30 – 4:00 PM
Where: Capitol Hill, Rayburn 2141

Speakers:
Louis Caldera, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Former Secretary of the Army
Dr. Robert G. Templin, Jr., President, Northern Virginia Community College
Herta Llusho, DREAM student from Michigan
Noe Guzman, DREAM student from Missouri

We invite you to join immigrants’ rights, youth, civil rights, education and faith-based groups to discuss the many challenges faced by our nation’s undocumented immigrant youth population and the solutions offered by the DREAM Act. Please come hear from our distinguished panel, share your views and ask questions.

Please feel free to contact Adey Fisseha at the National Immigration Law Center at 917-569-0373 or [email protected] if you have any questions about the briefing. We look forward to your participation.

Sincerely, Your Name

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Sample E-mail to send to your U.S Senator

Dear [Your Senator] -

Senator Richard Durbin is cosponsoring a congressional briefing specifically for immigration and education staff on the DREAM Act! The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is bipartisan legislation that addresses the situation faced by young people who were brought to the United States years ago as undocumented immigrant children and who have since grown up here, stayed in school, and kept out of trouble.

What: Congressional Briefing on the DREAM Act
When: Friday, October 23, 2009
11:00 – 2:00 PM
Where: The Capitol, SC 6

Speakers:
Louis Caldera, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Former Secretary of the Army
Herta Llusho, DREAM student from Michigan
Noe Guzman, DREAM student from Missouri

We invite you to join immigrants’ rights, youth, civil rights, education and faith-based groups to discuss the many challenges faced by our nation’s undocumented immigrant youth population and the solutions offered by the DREAM Act. Please come hear from our distinguished panel, share your views and ask questions.

Please feel free to contact Adey Fisseha at the National Immigration Law Center at 917-569-0373 or [email protected] if you have any questions about the briefing. We look forward to your participation.

Sincerely,

I think this has been already posted but, just a reminder that the good folks over at dreamactivist.org are doing "A Dream in Every District" which is basically calling in or meeting with local reps and senators, urging them to pass the bill.

http://www.dreamactivist.org/advocacyday/

*they ask that you register, you can also get some tips on what to write/ what to say.

at least something positive is going on