Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Howard Berman (D-CA) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) announced today that they will introduce the DREAM Act of 2007 tomorrow. In the Senate, Richard Durbin (D-IL) has announced that he will also do so within days, along with Senators Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Richard Lugar (R-IN).For more information on the DREAM Act and how to go about advocating for its passage, go check out the post at Dos Centavos. The National Immigration Law Center also has a comprehensive list of resources to better educate yourself on this legislation.
The DREAM Act is bipartisan legislation that provides a path to legal residency for individuals who were brought to the U.S. years ago as undocumented immigrant children but who have since grown up here, stayed in school, and kept out of trouble. Most analysts agree that the DREAM Act stands a better chance of becoming law this year than ever before.
You can help to ensure that the DREAM Act does become law this year by calling your Congressional Representative today and showing your support. To find out who your Representative is and to get his or her phone number, click HERE.
If you're in Arizona, here are the contact pages for the House Members:
AZ01 - Rick Renzi
AZ02 - Trent Franks
AZ03 - John Shadegg
AZ04 - Ed Pastor
AZ05 - Harry Mitchell (cpmaz at Random Musings has the local contact info)
AZ06 - Jeff Flake
AZ07 - Raúl Grijalva
AZ08 - Gabrielle Giffords
Contact them, even if you know that six feet of snow will drop in Gila Bend before they vote for it. They work for us.
[UPDATE] From the comments: you can also use AILA's capwiz to contact your elected official.
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