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January 5, 2009
Change.org Voting on the DREAM Act
From Mark Silverman of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center: I am voting for the DREAM Act and the other proposals below. Thanks to the DREAMACTivist group for providing us with this information.
VOTE FOR THE DREAM ACT!!
For DREAM Act students and Allies! – CHANGE.ORG
Change.org has pledged to pass on the top 10 ideas on their site to Obama on Inauguration day. They have implemented a two-round voting system, round one ended on January 1st. After over 7,000 ideas and 250,000 votes the DREAM Act idea finished in 8th place with a whopping 2219 votes!
Round 2 began on January 5th, the 10 ideas with the most votes will be presented at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. as the "Top 10 Ideas for America." In addition to getting the ideas to Obama, change.org has pledged to form a national campaign for each of the issues. They have promised the support of their partners and their over 200,000 members!
Voting ENDS January 15th!!!
Please pass this link on to your friends and family.
http://www.change.org/ideas/view/pass_the_dream_act_now
How to vote
1. Go to the above link, www.change.org/ideas/view/pass_the_dream_act_now
2. On the left hand side of the screen you will see a blue box "Vote", click on it.
3. A registration screen will pop-up, it'll ask for Name, E-mail and Password.
4. You are now registered and can click on the blue "vote" box to vote.
4a. after registering an account you have to go to your email and confirm the registration.
5. Pass the link on to friends and family so that they can vote, as you just saw, registration took no longer than 15 seconds!!
We are also urging that members vote for both of the other immigration reform ideas. Follow the above steps and vote for:
CIR: http://www.change.org/ideas/view/provide_relief_for_families_of_immigrants
UAFA: http://www.change.org/ideas/view/equal_immigration_rights_for_same_sex_binational_couples
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Comments
Actually Charles, the Dream Act also benefits immigrants in the United States waiting in line, immigrants from those countries you mentioned i.e. me. It also benefits legal immigrant children as well.
America is their country.
Posted by: PL | Jan 5, 2009 8:26:37 PM
I support and vote for the dream act.Iam in the U.S.A.
sice 1985 and Iam a student from AVC College.
Posted by: Ana Rosa Pelayo De S. | Jan 13, 2009 11:50:22 AM
Isupport the dream act.Please pass it.
Posted by: Tereza Meza | Jan 14, 2009 12:23:42 AM
I vote for the dream act.Iam a hard worker and believe
in the American dream.
Posted by: Jose Salazar | Jan 14, 2009 12:26:29 AM
Isupport and vote for the dream act.Iam in theU.S.A.since 1985 and Iam a student from AVC College.
Posted by: Ana Rosa Pelayo De S. | Jan 14, 2009 12:30:32 AM
Iam supporting the dream act.
Posted by: Fidensio Meza | Jan 14, 2009 12:32:08 AM
i,m supporting dream act,because we are in the big country and believe in american dream.
Posted by: celia zaldana | Jan 15, 2009 2:25:45 AM
I support the dream act
Posted by: judith | Jan 15, 2009 11:52:13 AM
today I vote for the dream act.WE ALL ARE HUMANS and
came from the same God.
Posted by: Jose Ignacio | Jan 15, 2009 8:59:02 PM
Isupport the dream act.
Posted by: Ernestina Cortes | Jan 15, 2009 9:02:21 PM
