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27 de Agosto, 2007
Dreams for Jose, and All of Us
Categorized under Acción , Política Estados Unidos , Raza | Tags: Change, Hope
IF WE WANT Mexican immigrants to be "productive members of society," rather than just denounce them, or even just to hope for them, then we need to help them where we can. Just as if we want our garden to be more bountiful, we need to step out and water it, give it energy. Those of us who have the citizenship, or otherwise, power in this society, can do much along these lines. Even if an immigrant is smart and good and ambitious (and so many of them are), there are obstacles in their way. It is not only humane to help today's immigrants meet these obstacles, it is good for all of us.
A good friend of mine, Jose, sent me a link and asked me to post on the California DREAM Act - SB 65. Jose is someone to whom the Dream Act would have very real benefits. Here is a picture of his handsome face and open smile to make things a bit less abstract. Let's take a moment when we have it, to make our voices known on this.
The California Dream Act is a state legislative proposal Senate Bill 65 (Cedillo) that allows U.S. citizen and undocumented "AB 540" students to apply and compete for financial aid at California public colleges and universities. [...]'Many of these youngsters find themselves caught in a catch-22 situation. As [undocumented] immigrants, they cannot work legally. They are also effectively barred from developing academically beyond high school because of the high cost of pursuing higher education. In short, although these children have built their lives here, they have no possibility of achieving and living the American dream. What a tremendous loss for them, and what a tremendous loss to our society.'
- Republican U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch author of earlier versions of the federal DREAM Act
what you can do:
Call and send letters of support to your local legislator urging them to pass the California Dream Act. Below are sample letters of support.
Call, e-mail, and send letters of support to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urging him to sign the California Dream Act.
Contact Information for Legislators - Call your legislator today
Sample DREAM Act Support Letter - Send this letter to your legislator
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Comentarios (13)
Tomas el Anglo dijo:
This is excellent. It doesn't ask for set-asides or quotas (which would bring out the slavering hordes of wingnuts); it just asks for these kids to be allowed to compete for financial aid.
I'll definitely be writing to my Senators, my Congressman and to Gov. Schwarzenegger to express my support. Much thanks for highlighting this effort; I had no idea this was going on.
Palabras por Tomas el Anglo spat forth on el 27 de Agosto, 2007 at 11:49 AM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
dijo:
man, that's great to hear, Tomas. gracias mil.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
spat forth on el 27 de Agosto, 2007 at 11:58 AM
Pat Logan dijo:
Wow. I didn't know Orrin Hatch had the balls to do something like this. Good for him.
Palabras por Pat Logan spat forth on el 27 de Agosto, 2007 at 02:34 PM
Glen dijo:
Thank you for this information and for the clarity and personal face you put on it I have posted a version of the letter to my blog and will contact their offices. I will encourage others to do the same.
Palabras por Glen spat forth on el 27 de Agosto, 2007 at 04:29 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
dijo:
beautiful. gracias, glen.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
spat forth on el 27 de Agosto, 2007 at 04:46 PM
luisa dijo:
i don't know, nez.
what about the military service= citizenship deal. it is like the illegal alien draft! or is it? hmmm. my granddaddy got his citizenship when he completed service in the navy but so many mexicans do not complete...they never come home. i'm a little torn here. it is one of those ballot measures that was pushed by well intentioned people then only accepted into the mainstream because of some serious (bloody) rewrites...
Palabras por luisa spat forth on el 27 de Agosto, 2007 at 09:24 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
dijo:
i'm always torn on these matters. all of them. i k now what you mean. in fact ive never heard of one that didnt have strings. i dont approve of any of it, the whole damn ball of wax. but jose is a good friend as i said and it is veyr important to him, he's always talking about it. it means a lot in his life, at least.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
spat forth on el 27 de Agosto, 2007 at 09:39 PM
tomas el anglo dijo:
Nezua, I take it that Jose is a prospective college student? If so, what does he hope to study? Can you share a bit more of his dream with us, please? :)
Palabras por tomas el anglo spat forth on el 28 de Agosto, 2007 at 06:35 AM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
dijo:
Tomas, Jose happily studies Sociology. But as far as I know, he is in college now. He pushes for the Dream Act because without changes made that are in it, he cannot practice using his degree once he has it; he cannot use it. If you want to know more details of Jose's personal story, feel free to drop by his new blog.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
spat forth on el 28 de Agosto, 2007 at 07:04 AM
tomas el anglo dijo:
Sociology was what mi esposa got her degree in. I'll visit Jose's blog and point the wife over there too, thanks.
Palabras por tomas el anglo spat forth on el 28 de Agosto, 2007 at 08:57 AM
tomas el anglo dijo:
Whoops, am I missing the link to Jose's blog? Or just clueless? :)
Palabras por tomas el anglo spat forth on el 28 de Agosto, 2007 at 09:00 AM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
dijo:
jaja. damn. i meant to link it....here it is.
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez
spat forth on el 28 de Agosto, 2007 at 09:03 AM
mimi dijo:
Maybe a state Dream Act would help show other states the way.
I'm curious if anyone knows the status of the national version of the Dream Act bill introduced several times, and in several other bills by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
Last I heard he wants to try to push it through as an attachment to 2008 defense appropriations bill.
Go Sen. Durbin!
Palabras por mimi spat forth on el 29 de Agosto, 2007 at 05:46 PM