Exclusive call about passing the DREAM Act taking place tuesday - Page 3

DREAM will be the last thing on Agenda more or less.

START bill and Government funding bill will need to be passed first.

Durbin: "We will try to get this bill passed before Christmas"

Could mean they plan on working in the senate up till Christmas, wich seems likely since the senate has a rather large Agenda still.

Tax cuts to be finished tomorrow.

Summary:

CALL CALL CALL

they also told us to visit www.reformimmigrationforamerica.org for more information.

Furthermore, I forgot if it was Durbin, Menendez, or Gutierrez that mentioned that at this moment we have 58 senators on board with the DREAM Act, that is also taking into consideration the democratic senators that are not on board.

The reason that they gave as to why it did not pass in september was because the republican senators complained that the defense bill had to be alone, not news to most here, but they have brought it as a stand alone in order to not give them that excuse again. Well, this time they said they will not pass anything until the tax bill goes through, so they are going to finish the taxation bill by tomorrow.

Then they will tackle the START treaty and the government funding bill before touching the DREAM Act, which should give us an opportunity to call, call, call. They are now potentially facing other obstacles, excuses by the republicans who want to read the bills again (i took that as meaning the START treaty and government), which according to Durbin one takes about 15 hours to read and the other about a day, obviously a tactic to take time away, and they are trying to prevent that from happening in order to get this through before the lame duck session ends.

They gave a number a few times, I was not ready to get it down, and unsure at this moment if I got it right, 8669965161 that is the number they gave I believe to call if your senator is not online, I have not called yet, but they really want everyone to continue on calling senators in support of the DREAM Act. I did not get the number to call if you senator was already on board.

that is pretty much what I recall from the call.

If you have any questions they asked that you go to the page I mentioned above http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/

republicans want start next year though so that may be not happen the goverment funding has to pass this year

Please don't be a pundit, and support our movement. From my desk at work I'll try to recap the converations.

-It is understood that we are going to have to work very hard to make this a reality, it is up to you/us to call our senator target list (check out our Taking Action Section) as many times as humanely as possible, this is were you need to have courage and clear purpouse when you speak to their respective staffer/s, let them know what Dream Act means to you.

-Our Elected Official Leaders have asked for our help, they cannot do this by themselves. The community of "Dream Act Beneficiaries" and their "Allies" have to stand up and voice your concerns to Republicans, call: 1-866-587-6101.

-Let Durbin and Reid gather the votes, that is their job, if all "Dream Act Benficiaries" would make one call we would flood congress with 2.0 million + phonecalls, it is with very URGENT and CRITICAL FOR US DREAMERS TO VOICE OUR CONCERNS. Bob Menendez emphasized that he is confident that if we fight and we combine efforts then Republicans would feel the "heat" of this movement thus creating an environment that allows Dream Act to Pass. However, vice-versa if you sit around and let others do your work and don't call our chances of passing Dream Act are significantly reduced.

-We need to show the American Society that we are here, and that we are here to stay, and that we can talk, we are thankful of each other efforts, now make the phone call Dreamers, this our time, let your voice be hear loud and clear.

-We have the support of The White House and The President of the United States whom are counting on us to push for this, so they may have the leverage to induce Republicans to vote for the Dream Act.

-Mainly, we, Dreamers, need to create a "situation/an environment" that allows the 11/12 Republicans that have supported Dream Act in the past to choose courage over fear. Per Senator Durbin, it was understood this "situation/environment" can only be achieved by making your phone calls with as much enthusim and politeness as possible, that is, when you call express how much the Dream Act means to you, share your story, and let them khow how this impacts your life and the lives of your family.

-For further information please visit, http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/

I hope, a throwback to these videos entices you to give it all you have in the coming days:





Remember that nobody predicted that Obama would win the Presidency and he did mainly by mobilizing youth, and we are youth and we can push this through the Senate, and have the man himself sign it into law!

Be productive as per above humble words, and May God Bless America!

ahh... but note bene, just because it might not appear this year does not mean it will not appear next year. Last year the senate was passing bills on the 24th of december christmas eve, and as has been mentioned there are a lot of bills to pass, if republicans keep on threatening to prolong votes in order to delay main issues further, then its up to majority leader to decide if they will be working through christmas to make sure everything gets through, that has i feel been pretty much what reid has mentioned could happen, there could be sessions during the weekend.

besides, there are sessions up until the first week of january before the lame duck ends, they just need to be certain they will be able to get enough votes to send the bill to the president and for Obama to sign it into law.