Dream Act and Senator Durbin

Tell Senator Durbin Your Dreams!  Senator Dick Durbin, the lead sponsor of the DREAM Act, is gathering the stories of young people who would be eligible for the DREAM Act.

The DREAM Act is a bipartisan bill that would give a select group of immigrant students the chance to earn legal status.  You may be eligible for the DREAM Act if:

• You came to the United States as a child (15 or under);
•  You are a long-term U.S. resident (five years or more); and
•  You have graduated (or will graduate) from high school or have obtained (or will obtain) a GED;

Senator Durbin needs your help as he works to pass the DREAM Act.  Telling the stories of DREAM Act students is the best way to build support for the bill.  If you are a DREAM Act student, send your story to mailto:Dreamers@durbin.senate.gov.  Tell Senator Durbin:

• When did you come to the United States?
• Where did you come from?
• Where do you live?
• Where are you going to school?
• What are you studying?
• What are your hobbies?
• What would you like to do when you graduate?
• What are your dreams for the future?
• Have you ever been in deportation proceedings?

Some of the stories will be posted on the DREAM Act page of Senator Durbin’s website.   At your request, your name and/or your story will be kept strictly confidential.