Daily Dream: 'Act on a Dream' at Harvard

by Dave Bennion · 2009-05-02 21:57:00 UTC
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Kyle de Beausset is asking Harvard President Drew Faust to publicly support the DREAM Act.  Writing in the Harvard Crimson (and at Citizen Orange), Kyle makes a good point:

There is no viable way for unauthorized youth to secure legal immigration status. It is easier for unauthorized youth to get into Harvard than it is for them to get a green card. Their choices are either to go "back" to a country they do not know or resign themselves to life as an "illegal."

Every day, I am inspired by the courage of the numerous unauthorized youth who choose neither path. Instead, they choose to forge their own path by advocating for legislation like the DREAM Act.

If you have some connection to Harvard, ask President Faust to support the Act.  If not, consider encouraging your alma mater to support the Act if it hasn't yet done so.

Dave Bennion
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