Call-In Day!

Instructions:

On July 2^rd and August 3^rd, call Senator Kay Hagan's office. Let her know that you support the DREAM Act and urge her to cosponsor the legislation! Her D.C. office number is 202-224-6342.

Suggested Script:

Hi! My name is [your name] and I am a voter from [name of hometown]. I am calling in conjunction with the Coalition for College Access, students and community members from across the state to urge the senator to cosponsor the DREAM Act, a bill that would allow high school graduates who were brought to the U.S. years ago as undocumented children to pursue their dreams and earn their way towards legal status. I support the DREAM Act because I believe that every child deserves a shot at a better future. However, under current law, many students in our high schools in North Carolina find that their options for higher education are limited upon graduation. [Add additional talking points].

While comprehensive immigration reform may be complicated, it is clear that the DREAM Act should pass with or without a larger bill.

I also urge the Senator to support the reinstatement of a provision to allow young people to earn legal status through two years of community service as an alternative to military service or higher education.

Can I count on Senator Hagan's support?

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your support.

General Talking Points:

1. Students who would qualify for the DREAM Act were brought to this country as children and call this country home. Many live in mixed status families and strive to keep their families together. We should not punish young people for being products of a broken immigration system.
   
2. Passing the DREAM Act will strengthen our economy. It will motivate students to finish high school, expand the pool of innovators that spark economic growth, and expand the tax base. State and local taxpayers have already invested in these children in elementary and secondary school and deserve to get a return on their investment.
   
3. The DREAM Act is about ensuring equal rewards for all students' hard work in school. Although undocumented high school students may work just as hard as their U.S. citizen peers in school, they currently do not face equal opportunities to make use of their education.
   
4. These are qualified students who would earn admissions to institutions of higher learning on their own merit. We should allow these students to reach their full potential as intellectuals and to contribute to society as much as they are able.