Temple University Supports DREAM Act

by Dave Bennion · 2009-04-29 08:00:00 UTC
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The student government of Temple University here in Philadelphia recently passed a resolution in support of the DREAM Act.  The resolution was sponsored by the Temple College Democrats.

Now that Arlen Specter is a Democrat, I hope that he will be more receptive to initiatives promoted by local Dem groups and consider formally supporting the DREAM Act.  Even if he's been promised an unopposed primary, the pressures and incentives he faces have changed.

Next up: Drexel and Penn!

Resolution

Recognizing and Honoring the 2009 Federal DREAM Act for the Support it Provides to The Nation's Student Immigrant Community.

Title: Temple University Students Support the 2009 Federal DREAM Act
Author: Daniel P Dunphy
Sponsors:       Temple College Democrats

WHEREAS, Temple University seeks to provide a quality education to all current and future students; and

WHEREAS, Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning within Philadelphia strive to make Higher Education accessible to all who merit and desire an academic collegiate experience; and

WHEREAS, The students and communities of Temple University and The City of Philadelphia benefit from providing a quality education to the Student Immigrant population; and

WHEREAS, Every year over 65,000 high school students nationwide are unable to access collegiate education either due to the legal status of their parents or guardians, or due to the financial barriers that exist around higher education; and

WHEREAS, The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act would provide high-achieving high school students who are undocumented, and who wish to either serve The United States of America in the armed forces, or improve their quality of life through college education, a temporary legal status to achieve those goals; and

WHEREAS, The opportunity for all Philadelphia high school students to attend Institutions of Higher Education is of paramount importance to the success of The City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and The United States of America; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED THAT, The Students of Temple University support the 2009 Federal Dream Act, and continuously support all students who struggle to achieve the dream of higher education.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be respectfully forwarded to Ann Weaver Hart, President of Temple University, Theresa A. Powell, Vice President of Campus Life and University Relations, Ainsley Carry, Dean of Students; and The Temple News, the student newspaper of Temple University.

Dave Bennion
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