I Support the DREAM Act Buttons Now Available
When Mario made these images as per our request, none of us expected it to get so popular.
We obviously have our own Shepard Fairey.
Mario’s family arrived here some 13 years ago. A U.S. Border Patrol officer offered to obtain “green cards” for the family for $1,500 per person. Obviously, that never happened.
Mario has grown up here but he cannot afford to go university due to the prohibitive costs of out-of-state tuition.
He was recently interviewed by San Diego News Network:
I had to pay $200 per unit, plus books and all the other unforeseen expenses one incurs when pursuing your education. I was thrilled nonetheless. I was able to defer my tuition payment for a few months but was never able to put the money together to pay it off.
What would he like to study? Quantam Physics.
In the meantime, Mario has been helping with the graphic design needs of this site. He also made the infamous banner on DreamAct2009.com
Given the Facebook fervor and the fact that several schools have ordered their own from the low-quality graphics available, there is a great need and demand for these buttons. Hence, we are finally making them available with Mario’s permission.
The proceeds from these button sales go to a higher education fund for Mario and students like him that have dreams of higher education but cannot get there without much needed financial support. That’s the least we can do to support Mario’s work and commitment to the cause.
For now, the buttons are available to student groups and organizations as bulk pre-order in the following sets and prices:
- 100 – 1.5 inch = $50
- 100 – 2.25 inch = $75
(Includes shipping and handling). Drop us an email via the contact form indicating organization, address, size and quantity requested and we can discuss payment options.
Otherwise, they are available to everyone at $2.50 a piece (free shipping) via Ebay. Please give up to 3 weeks for shipment.
More merchandise, including T-shirts, will be available soon.
Popularity: 20% [?]
I love love love love this!!
You should wear it to class. Better yet, give it to your very pro-migrant classmate :p
Hell yeah I'll wear it to class! Last day is Tuesday though, so I won't be able to show it to him but I'll definitely show it to people next semester, yay.
I was very fortunate to come to the United States. I have lived in NY for the past 12 years and I'm about to graduate from college as a registered nurse. Unfortunately because I'm undocummented I would not be able to work and improve my skills. ********I have faith that something will happen soon and that I will be able to fulfill my DREAM.
Stay strong Nayeli. You should contact NYSYLC – marisol@nysylc.org for support and to see what you can do to help in NY.
I have been in the U.S since I was a baby. When I was eleven years old I had to leave my home and live somewhere else. I also had to leave school. Immigration was looking for my family and me. My mother and father continued working, but my younger sister and I had to stay with relatives. I did not understand what was happening. Until one night I asked my grandma, why I could not be with my mother and father. She explained that I was in the United States illegally. Since that day, I felt different. Not different when it comes to being taller, wider, or dark. But different inside, I lived in fear; fear of being taken to a different country. Now I have hope that someday I will be a U.S. citizen, with the right to make this community better, and lets not forget… to vote.
How can we change the minds and hearts of those who have the power to change so many lives? Please encourage your friends and families to support the DREAM Act and to act in order to make it a reality; it will change so many lives, including mine and the lives of others. We are driven people in the search of opportunities, but we face many obstacles due to our immigration status. We deserve a chance, we deserve to live the American Dream!
There are countless amount of intelligent students graduating from high schools each year..among many of them unfortunately they cant go to college because they aren't U.S. residents..to make it that far through high school and not being able attend college is a huge loss..as a result within every passing year..they are falling behind in their studies of choice…and that's not the only downfall…some cant receive a driver's license or legally work…not only will this Act..help those students..but it will also help our industry..allowing for more students to work and contribute to our country..in their own unique way!…
i know Mr. Obama will sign this Act..because he will CHANGE these students lives and grant them the opportunity to succeed in the United States of America…DREAM ACT 2009!
Anyone in TN who is actively involved in DREAM Act events?
It doesn’t look like it Flobus but I am sure we’ll find someone. Hope to see you in the Web 2.0 program!
Yes!
My name is Eli Feghali and I'm with the TN Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. We are trying to bring together DREAM activists from throughout the state. Flobus, please contact me as soon as possible so we can plug you in!
There are a lot of students in TN that are just itching to get to work on this, and I'd love to get you in contact with them.
elias [at] tnimmigrant [dot] org
How can I order some of these buttons? People love them here!
I would like to know if there is someone here in TEXAS that is active in the dream act that can give me an update and how are things doing for the Dream Act I'm very interested. I'm in college and I'm going to take University classes and it is really hard to know all the work that I'm putting in and not be able to work, because i don't have a SS# or legal and i would like to see something HAPPEN?
Depends on where you are. If you are in Houston,
try sending an email to fiel_houston@hotmail.com or rincon.julita@gmail.com
If you're in Austin or dallas email ourdream2005@gmail.com
I'm in indiana and will be going to Purdue university on private scholarships…they and no one knows I am illegal…I hope and pray that one day my dreams can come true and the fear felt will leave me….i have lived here for 9 years going on ten pretty soon…I want to help…Is there anyone in Indiana who can tell me what I can do? I want to know what could happen with my dreams from here on out…
I have been in the United States since the age of 2 years old. I am now 16 and attending an early college high school that provides free community college (prerequisite] classes to its students, regardless their legal status. I have been fortunate for the past 2 years being able to receive as many classes as I would like along with joining a program that lets me get even more ahead. But sadly this year , due to budget cuts, a group of 5 students who are in that extra program as well and i were told that we would no longer have that many classes. We can now take one class per semester per program. Our hopes of graduating high school with our Associates degrees are slowly dwindling and it saddens us because we are 5 of the highest ranked of our class. We are still determined but just have to work ten times harder to make it work !
I am also part of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition Chapter we have at our community college . I am a huge DREAM Activist and I have high hopes for finally winning this year !
GO ARIZONA & THE DREAM ACT !
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