DREAM Act Class of 2001-2010: Profiles of DREAMers with List of DREAM Act Supporters  (PDF) (12/17/10)

Information by State

State-specific Fact Sheets (Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas)

Support Listed by State: Letters from Higher Education and Resolutions

Organizations That Support the DREAM Act (Listed by State)

List of Institutions of Higher Education That Support the DREAM Act (Listed by State)

Local Government Leaders Call on Congress to Enable DREAM Students to Give Back (California, Florida, Maine, Texas)

DREAM Act, First Step to Immigration Reform (mayor of Lewiston, Maine)

Letter from Voices for Utah Children to Utah Senators

Letter of Support from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

Letter of Support from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and 18 Leaders of the New York Business Community

New York Mayor Bloomberg Discusses the DREAM Act in Weekly Radio Address

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

Fact Sheets

DREAM Act: Summary (PDF) (Updated 5/25/11)

Pro-DREAM Activity Shows That the Immigration Movement Is Stronger Than Ever (PDF) (Posted 12/15/10)

Summary of Significant Changes in the DREAM Act from S. 729 to S. 3992 (PDF) (12/3/10)

Just the Facts: Five Things You Should Know about the DREAM Act (PDF) (Updated 12/15/10)

The DREAM Act Should Include Students Who Have Waited Nine Years for its Passage (PDF) (11/29/10)

Why Enactment of the DREAM Act Would Aid the Ailing Economy and Generate Tax Revenues (PDF) (3/26/09)

The DREAM Act: Creating Economic Opportunities (Immigration Policy Center website)

The DREAM Act: Correcting Myths and Misperceptions (NILC, 2010) (PDF)

Support for the DREAM Act

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)

Letters of Support from Higher Education and Resolutions in Support of DREAM

Organizations That Support the DREAM Act (Listed by State):
Sign-on Letter (PDF) and Organization Sign-on Form

Statements from 35 Organizations upon DREAM Act's Reintroduction (PDF) (5/11)

Quotations from DREAM Act Supporters (PDF) (11/19/10)
Military - Labor - Educators - Business - Legislators - Mayors

Roll Call Photos of the Day: Supporters of the DREAM Act, which would create a path to citizenship for college students and soldiers who immigrated to the country illegally as children, pray in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building on Dec. 14, 2010. The event was sponsored by Faith in Public Life.

Asian American Justice Center and 27 Other Asian American and Pacific Islander Organizations (PDF) (12/2/10)

Letters from the Asian American Justice Center to:
House Speaker & Minority Leader 1 | House Speaker & Minority Leader 2 | Senate Leaders 1 | Senate Leaders 2 (PDFs) (12/2 and 12/7/2010)

Asian American Pacific Islander Youth Urge Congress to Pass DREAM Act Today (PDF) (12/8/10)

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda Letter to the Senate | House (PDF) (11/29/10)

Statement from the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (PDF) (12/7/10)

United Farm Workers Urges the Senate to Vote for DREAM Act (PDF) (12/17/10)

International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers (AFL-CIO & CLC) (PDF) (12/15/10)

Letter from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka to the House and Senate (PDF) (11/29/10)

AFL-CIO Legislative Alert Re: the DREAM Act (PDF) (12/3/10)

Letter from Rev. Mark S. Hanson, Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (PDF) (12/6/10)

Letter from the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service to Members of Congress (PDF) (9/24/10)

American Jewish Committee (AJC) Calls for Senate Action on DREAM Act (PDF) (9/16/10)

Letter from Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (PDF) (12/6/10)

ABA President Stephen Zack Calls for Passage of the DREAM Act (11/30/10)

Letter from Voices for Utah Children to Utah Senators (PDF) (11/22/10)

Women and Moms Urge Passage of the DREAM Act (Legal Momentum and MomsRising) (PDF) (2010)

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)  (PDF)

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)

Educators and the DREAM Act: A Press Conference (MP3).  Listen to a Sept. 21, 2010, press conference in which U.S. Sec. of Education Arne Duncan, Arizona State Univ. Pres. Michael Crow, Georgetown Univ. Pres. John J. DeGioia, and Baton Rouge Community College Chancellor and Chair-elect of the American Ass. of Community Colleges Myrtle Dorsey argue inspiringly for passage of the DREAM Act. (Posted 9/21/10)

SEE ALSO Support Listed by State, above.

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)

Statement from Immigration Works (12/1/10)

The White House Blog: Get The Facts On The DREAM Act (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)

Support from General Colin Powell (Ret.), Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ("Meet the Press" video, 9/19/10)

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)

Homeland Secretary Urges Passage of DREAM Act (NBC, 12/2/10)

Local Government Leaders Call on Congress to Enable DREAM Students to Give Back
Elected officials from California, Florida, Maine, and Texas ask Congress to allow undocumented students to use their education and skills to benefit their communities by passing the DREAM Act. 
READ THE PRESS RELEASE ››  LISTEN TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE (MP3) ››

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

United States Conference of Mayors Letter to the Senate | 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)
 -- Video of the congressman's remarks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKTBleR9TP8

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.”

What the Polls Say

Poll Reveals Strong Bipartisan Support for the DREAM Act (HTML) (First Focus website, 6/29/10)

Latino Decisions Tracking Poll: Latino Voters Overwhelmingly Support DREAM Act (HTML) (Latino Decisions website, 9/27/10)

Studies and Reports

No DREAMers Left Behind: The Economic Potential of DREAM Act Beneficiaries (PDF) (North American Integration and Development Center, UCLA, 2010)

DREAM vs. Reality: An Analysis of Potential DREAM Act Beneficiaries (PDF) (By Jeanne Batalova and Margie McHugh, Migration Policy Institute, July 2010)

Support for Deferred Action for DREAMers

In-State Tuition & Access to Education: Facts & Litigation

TABLE: State Bills on Access to Education for Immigrants – 2011 (PDF)
Lists state bills that would improve access by providing in-state tuition to a state’s high school graduates regardless of their status, or by increasing access to financial aid or scholarships.  Also lists bills that seek to restrict access to education by banning enrollment, in-state tuition, or by creating other barriers to postsecondary or K-12 education for immigrant students. (First posted 3/4/11; latest update: 10/19/11.)

State Campaigns on Education for Immigrant Students Gain Momentum in 2011 (PDF)
Advocates made significant progress in persuading legislators to improve access to education for all students this year, with campaigns to continue in several states next year. The results of the 2011 sessions, however, have been mixed, with both inclusive and restrictive bills becoming law. Challenges to these new laws, through litigation and pending voter referendums, have begun. (Updated 10/11)

Basic Facts about In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrant Students (PDF) (Updated 7/1/11)

The DREAM Act: A Return to States’ Rights (PDF) (Posted 9/21/10)

In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students and the DREAM Act (Voices for Utah Children, 10/12/09).  Examines Utah's experience since passage of HB144 ("Exemption from Nonresident Tuition") in 2002.  See also www.utahchildren.org. (Click on the above link to download a PDF of the report from the Voices for Utah Children "publications" webpage.)

California Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Restrict Access to Higher Education in California (11/15/10)
  -- Decision by the California Supreme Court in Martinez v. Regents (PDF) (11/15/10)

California Supreme Court Grants Petition for Review of Court of Appeal's Decision (12/23/08)
  -- Amicus brief filed by NILC and ACLU (10/2/09)

California Appeals Court Ruling on In-State Tuition Is Not the Last Word (9/17/08)

California Trial Court Upholds California In-State Tuition Law (AB 540) (10/10/06)

District Court Dismisses Challenge to Kansas In-State Tuition Law (10/5/05)

Students' Stories

DREAM Act Class of 2001-2010: Profiles of DREAMers with List of DREAM Act Supporters  (PDF) (12/17/10)

"We ARE Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the American Dream," by William Perez, a professor of education at Claremont Graduate University, was Publishers Weekly's "pick of the week" for the week of Aug. 3, 2009.  Among others, the book profiles Nora Preciado, a NILC staff attorney who, with Perez, was interviewed by a National Public Radio reporter for an "All Things Considered" segment that aired Sat., Aug. 22.  (8/24/09)

These testimonials relate the daily challenges and inspirational life experiences of undocumented youth who were brought to the U.S. when they were children.  They were collected from actual students by Dreamactivist.org and are available at http://dreamactivist.org/our-stories.  (3/09)

"Just One Thing Missing," the story of a college student "with good grades, an excellent work ethic, but no possible way to get a legal job.  She's lived in the U.S. since she was little, but [is undocumented].  Most of her friends and teachers don't even know."  As reported by Douglas McGray, a fellow at the New America Foundation, on the radio program "This American Life" (program "329: Nice Work if You Can Get It," Apr. 6, 2007).  (Click on the above link; then click on "Full Episode"; then fast-forward to minute 46:34.)

DREAM Updates and DREAM Videos

DREAM Updates (newsletter)
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DREAM Videos