CONTACT YOUR SENATORS TODAY AND ASK THEM TO SUPPORT THE
DURBIN-HAGEL-LUGAR DREAM ACT AMENDMENT

Background.   Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), and
Richard Lugar (R-IN) will be offering the DREAM Act as an amendment to
H.R. 1585, the Department of Defense authorization bill, sometime this
week.   The DREAM Act would provide a path to permanent residence for
young men and women brought to the country as undocumented children if
they graduate high school and enter college or military service.  This
would help tens of thousands of minors who otherwise would have no
future for themselves in America.

U.S. Bishops' Position.  The U.S. Catholic bishops have long advocated
for legal status for minors who entered the country as undocumented
children.  They do not know the country in which they were born and
these children have lived the majority of their lives in the United
States, attending American schools.  Our nation should invest in these
talented young persons for the future.

Message to Senators.   Please vote in FAVOR of the Durbin-Hagel-Lugar
DREAM Act amendment to H.R. 1585, the Department of Defense
authorization bill.
Contact your Senators at 202-224-3121 as soon as possible and go to
www.justiceforimmigrants.org/action.html for a list of talking points or to send 
a letter through the interactive section of The Justice for Immigrants Campaign website.