For Immediate Release
media@thedreamiscoming.com

IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BEGIN 3-DAY ACTION IN WASHINGTON D.C. TO URGE PASSAGE OF THE DREAM ACT

Washington, D.C. On July 19th, hundreds of immigrant youth and community members begin a three-day action in Washington D.C. to urge congressional leadership to take action and pass the DREAM Act, a narrowly-tailored, bipartisan bill which would grant immigrant youth a path to citizenship.

After two months of coast-to-coast actions, including dozens of sit-ins, civil disobedience actions, and protracted hunger strikes by both undocumented youth and community members, they have decided to bring the cause of their lives to Washington D.C.

At least 65,000 undocumented immigrant youth graduate from high schools every year, and many of them struggle to attend institutes of higher education and the military. The DREAM Act will grant youth who traveled to the United States before the age of 16 a path to citizenship contingent on continuous presence in the country, good behavior, and the attainment of at least a two-year university degree or a two-year commitment to the armed forces.

Lobbying for the DREAM Act
When: Monday, July 19th, begins at 12:00 pm and Wednesday, July 21st, begins at 1:00 pm.
Where: Senate and House office buildings at the U.S. Capitol.

Dream Graduation Ceremony
When: Tuesday, July 20th, Noon.
Where: West side of the U.S. Capitol. Near the corner of 1st Street, NW and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW at the Spring Grotto (in case of rain, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 E Capitol Street Northeast).

Press Conference Calling for Immediate Passage of the DREAM Act
(Speakers include Senator Durbin, Representative Grijalva, Representative Diaz-Balart)
When: Wednesday, July 21st, 11:00 am
Where: West side of the U.S. Capitol, near the corner of 1st Street, NW and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW at the Spring Grotto.

Rally for the DREAM Act
When: Tuesday, July 20th, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Where: Rally begins at the west side of the U.S. Capitol, near the corner of 1st Street, NW and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW at the Spring Grotto.

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