Subject: DREAM Act 2009 - DREAMee Deporation, Texas DREAM event, TX Alliance, & Endorsement
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:10:37
From: University Leadership Initiative <ourdream2005@gmail.com>
To: <pedro_ruiz21@yahoo.com>
DREAM Act 2009
In This Issue
STOP Deportation of DREAMee
INVITE to Texas DREAM Act Double feature
Join Texas DREAM Act Alliance!!!
US Dept of Edu Secretary Supports DREAM Act
Top 10 Thinks Which Immigrant Students Dread
Compiled from
undocumented college students, who are advocating for the DREAM Act
(the solution) and who believe in your dreams.
1. "Taking
any required exams because they always want an official state ID"
2. "Being afraid of going on out-of-state trips
or any trip in the state"
3. "Going to the
bank, setting up an account, and doing any other transactions makes
me nervous"
4. "Getting an apartment
and setting up utilities was almost impossible"
5."Applying for
financial aid was too complicated
because the process is different for me"
6. "Not feeling comfortable
to talk about future plans and education because of undocumented status"
7. "Not having an
ID or Driver License and people asking why not?"
8. "Applying to college
was too confusing and college
staffers did not know about the process"
9. "Living in constant
fear and uncertainty of my
future"
10. "Being undocumented
and thinking I'm the only one"
Note: It is OK to
feel frustrated, sad, and angry all at the same time; but do not get discouraged or lash out. Make
sure you use all that energy to put forth your best effort on your education.
Remember your education is the one thing NO ONE can take away from you .
Quick Links...
www.universityleadership.org www.txdreamactalliance.com
www.dreamactivist.org
Dear DREAM Act advocate,
DREAM Act advocates and the affected community continue to make the news. We have included some highlights, for which we humbly ask you to take action as these talented students continue to need your support and action in order to achieve their DREAMs. Please continue to IDENTIFY other allies, EDUCATE them and MOBILIZE them in support of the DREAM Act. Never doubt the power of your calls, letters, emails and faxes to your respective congress member, senators, and President Obama. Sincerely, United We DREAM & University Leadership Initiative
Stop Deportation of Dream Student Herta Llusho
Message from DREAMActivist .com On July 1st DHS deferred Walter Lara's deportation, on July 24th DHS deferred Taha's deportation. Sadly, the ICE director in Javier Garcia's (Texas DREAMee) case denied Javier's request for more time in the US and he was deported last Thursday. Now, on August 19th (in SIX DAYS), Herta is set to be deported
to Albania. Herta has lived in Michigan for most of her teen years,
this is the country that she calls home and has done everything in to
make sure she succeeds, lets do our part to make sure her dream (and
ours) becomes a reality! Please take action, share this with others and encourage them to take action!!! Actions:
Join the facebook group for immediate updates: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111108019510 Sign petition which will be hand-delivered to targets: http://www.change.org/actions/view/stop_deportation_of_dream_student_herta_llusho Use SEIU Click to Call Action Tool to call DHS: http://call.seiu.org/9/hertadhs Call Senator Carl Levin at (202) 224-6221. Urge him to a)
introduce private bill for Herta, and b) write letter to DHS asking
them to stop Herta's deportation. Call Senator Stabenow at (202) 224-4822. Urge her to a) introduce
private bill for Herta, and b) write letter to DHS asking them to stop
Herta's deportation. Call Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick at (202) 225-2261.
Urge her to a) introduce private bill for Herta, and b) write letter to
DHS asking them to stop Herta's deportation.
Call in Script:
I am calling on behalf of Herta Llusho (A#96-139-441),
an undocumented student who is facing deportation back to Albania on
August 19th. Herta has lived in Detroit since she was 11, she went to
Pierce Middle School and Grosse Pointe South High School. Herta
excelled in high school, graduating with a 4.05GPA and she has continued to excel after high school. She has been very
active in our community volunteering at homeless shelters, summer day
camps, and tutoring programs, in addition to a lot of other things with
her church.
The reason I am calling is to ask that you do something to stop
Herta from being deported in less than 7 days. Please introduce a
private bill for her in addition to contacting DHS and asking that they
defer her deportation. Herta is an asset to our state and to our
country and we should be fighting to keep immigrants like her here, not
deporting them to countries they know little about.
Thanks.
Texas DREAM Act Double feature
Message from Ramiro Luna, Dallas advocate The largest indoor DREAM Act Celebration in Texas!!!
Host: Texas DREAM Act
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009
Location: Mountain View College, Auditorium (West Entrance)
4849 W. Illinois Avenue,
Dallas, TX
For more information, please contact 214-497-2135 or via email aidanieto10@gmail.com
With your
help, this event will sets the tone for future Texas DREAM ceremonies,
so lets set the bar high and send a message to Congress...THE DREAM Act
needs to pass THIS YEAR!!! Texas DREAM Act Double Feature Symposium & Graduation Ceremony: A Day of DREAM Act Education and Celebration EVENT: A gathering of students, organizations, businesses and elected official united to support the DREAM Act and its students. PURPOSE: Symposium (12:00pm - 3:30pm):
Texas advocates will host DREAM Act workshops to raise awareness and
advocate for the HR.1751 and S.729. Undocumented students will also
learn about their opportunities and limitations pertaining to their
legal status. Facilitated by LULAC, ULI, Texas DREAM Coalition. Graduation Ceremony (4:00pm-6:00pm): Parallel to the event
held in Washington DC. Texas students and advocates will celebrate the
DREAM Act by hosting a Graduation in its honor. The ceremony will
consist of students from across the state and leaders from various
businesses, organizations, as well as elected officials giving
commencement speeches supporting DREAM Act. We anticipate over 250
people in attendance.
JOIN Texas DREAM Act Alliance!!!
Message from Texas DREAM Act Alliance The Texas DREAM Act Alliance is a newly formed umbrella organization
consisting of active DREAM Act advocacy groups in the state of Texas.
Its goals are to improve communication between groups, coordinate
state campaigns and share resources on the state and national level in
an effort to the pass the DREAM Act. You will not receive regular emails from the Texas DREAM Act Alliance unless you
reply to info@txdreamactalliance.com with "subscribe" in the subject line.
You can check out our newly launched and fully operational website here:
http://www.txdreamactalliance.com
Formed by Texas DREAM activists, one of its primary purposes is to
make sure the DREAM Act groups in one Texas city are aware of what all
the other groups across the states are doing and vice versa.
Currently, we have member organizations in Arlington, Austin, Dallas,
Houston, College Station and San Antonio with more on the way.
If you live in Texas are interested in joining with others to promote
the DREAM Act, check out if there are any DREAM Act groups in your
area by looking at our Member Organizations section. Be sure to tell
them that you found them through the TDAA!
You can also visit our Take Action section to learn what you can do to
promote the DREAM Act, including a Texas based Call Your Legislators
Flier you can download and pass out. This flyer has a step by step
guide on how to call your legislators and the contact information for
both Texas Senators and all Representatives.
Additionally, if you're looking to meet up with fellow DREAMers and
allies, both the Houston and Dallas DREAM Act Coalitions are in the
process of organizing DREAM Act forums. For more information check out
our Upcoming Events section. There is a DREAM Act forum hosted by
the Texas DREAM Act Coalition (a Dallas based group) coming up this
Saturday the 15th in Dallas!
Finally, the TDAA seeks to provide practical resources to DREAMers
including comprehensive guides on How to Obtain Identification
(Matriculas, Passports and even a New Mexico License), guides on How
to Open Bank Accounts, How to Travel on Airplanes, How to Register for
the Selective Service and more. These resources include Texas specific
guides as well.
For more information check out our Resources for Undocumented Students section.
For comments, questions or other matters please feel free to contact
us at info@txdreamactalliance.com.
Thank you for your time.
Texas DREAM Act Alliance
http://www.txdreamactalliance.com
P.S. Remember, you will not receive regular messages from the Texas DREAM Act
Alliance updating you with all the latest Texas DREAM Act news unless you reply
to info@txdreamactalliance.com with "subscribe" in the subject line.
So, If you want to receive Texas DREAM Act updates be sure to reply with "subscribe"
in the subject line!
U.S. Department of Education Secretary Supports DREAM
U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged Latino
parents to help create more of a college-going culture among Latino
students in a speech he gave this week at a conference of the National Council of La Raza in Chicago.
In the July 28 speech, he said, "We need more parents like Sonia
Sotomayor's mother, who said, 'You will study hard and you will succeed
at college and you will graduate-even if I have to work six days a week
to make it happen.' " He commended Sotomayor, who may soon be confirmed
as the first Hispanic woman to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice, for
her hard work as a student.
Duncan made a plug for bilingualism and stated his support for the
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or "DREAM
Act," which if enacted would provide a path to legalization for
undocumented students who graduate from U.S. high schools and serve in
the military or go to college. For entire article, please visit link below: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2009/07/arne_we_need_more_parents_like.html
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