Support for the DREAM Act

Editorials
Listed by State
From the Education Community
From the Business Community
From the Military & Obama Administration
From Members of Congress & Other Elected Officials
Statements from Organizations & Individuals

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Editorials

Editorial Boards Call for Passage of the DREAM Act (List of editorials compiled by America’s Voice)

Editorial: Hutchison, Cornyn Should Vote for Revised Dream Act (Dallas Morning News, 12/3/10)

Congress Can Help Young Immigrants Fulfill Their Promise through the DREAM Act (Washington Post editorial, 12/1/10)

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Listed by State

Support Listed by State: Letters from Higher Education and Resolutions

Organizations That Support the DREAM Act (listed by state; PDF)

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From the Education Community

Letters of Support from Higher Education and Resolutions in Support of DREAM (Listed by State)

DREAM Act Supporters: Institutions of Higher Education (Listed by state — updated 12/3/10)

The DREAM Act Is Good for Kids and Good for Our Country (Blog article by Michelle Rhee, founder and CEO of StudentsFirst and former chancellor of Washington, DC, schools, 7/3/11)

Campus Progress Letter of Support (PDF) (12/13/10)

National School Board Association (NSBA) DREAM Act Support Letter to Senate (PDF) (11/30/10)

American Council on Education Letter to Senate Leaders | House Leaders (PDF) (11/29/10)

We Cannot Afford Not to Pass the DREAM Act: A Plea from Immigration Scholars (12/8/10)

American Federation of Teachers Letter of Support (PDF) (12/2/10)

Letters from U.S. Sec. of Education Arne Duncan to House and Senate Leaders (12/6/10)

Letters from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Senators Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid (PDF) (9/21/10)

From the Business Community

Letter of Support from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (PDF) (9/20/10)

Support from the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (9/20/10)

Letter of Support from the Microsoft Corporation (PDF) (4/3/09)

Letter of Support from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and 18 Leaders of the New York Business Community (PDF) (5/27/09)

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From the Military & Obama Administration

The White House Blog: The American DREAM (by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, 12/12/10)

The White House Blog: One Day Closer, One More Update on DREAM (by Stephanie Valencia, 12/7/10)

The White House Blog: Get the Facts on the DREAM Act (by Luis Miranda, 12/1/10)

Readout of the President’s Meeting with Representatives of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (11/16/10)

Letter of Support from Robert Gates, Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense (PDF) (9/21/10)

DREAM Act Would Expand Recruiting Pool (American Forces Press Service, 12/2/10)

Support from Louis Caldera, Former Director of the White House Military Office and Secretary of the Army, and Others (HTML — America’s Voice website)

Statement of Ashwin Madia, Interim Chairman, Votevets.org, on the DREAM Act (PDF) (11/10)

Letters from Sec. of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to House and Senate Leaders (12/6/10)

LETTER from and HEARING TRANSCRIPT featuring Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Dept. of Homeland Security (PDFs) (Letter: 9/21/10; hearing transcript: 5/6/09)

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From Members of Congress & Other Elected Officials

California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado: Public Misled about Undocumented Students (11/23/10)

United States Conference of Mayors Letter to the House (PDF) (11/30/10)

Mayor’s Corner: DREAM Act, First Step to Immigration Reform (Laurent F. Gilbert Sr., Mayor, Lewiston, Maine, Twin City Times, 12/2/10)

New York Mayor Bloomberg Discusses the DREAM Act in Weekly Radio Address (PDF) (12/5/10)

Letter of Support from the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (PDF) (11/11/10)

Letter of Support from the Congressional Progressive Caucus (PDF) (12/2/10)

Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO-2d): Remarks Urging Action on the DREAM Act (12/2/10)
View video of the congressman’s remarks.

Cosponsors of the DREAM Act: House of Representatives (PDF) and Senate (PDF) (11/23/10)

Or, for the latest information, you can see whether your REPRESENTATIVE or SENATOR is a DREAM Act cosponsor by doing this. Go to http://rs9.loc.gov/home/LegislativeData.php. Under “Enter Search,” use the pull-down menu to select “Bill Number.” Then, in the box to the right, type “H.R.1751” (for the House of Representatives bill) or “S.729” (for the Senate bill) and click on “SEARCH.” Then, after the next page loads, click on “Cosponsors.”

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