The DREAM Act was introduced a year ago, more people have to try to push it through. Such a waste to educate these kids through high school and then not let them continue their education. - - Donna Poisl
‘DREAMers’ lobby university access with nationwide activism
By Josh Ward, Contributing Writer
An immigration reform activist group hosted a presentation on campus Wednesday to inform students about a piece of legislation proposed in Congress that would grant illegal immigrants conditional permanent residency and a pathway to attend higher education.
The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition’s lecture, sponsored by the Delta Iota Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc., also featured a showing of “Papers,” a documentary about illegal immigrants.
The documentary addressed the lives and experiences of several illegal immigrants as they graduate from high school and struggle with the ongoing complications stemming from the fact that they are not American citizens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., introduced the Development, Reflief and Education for Alien Minors Act legislation into both chambers of Congress in March of 2009.
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