Call to Action: August 4, 2017


PASS THE DREAM ACTION 2017


#ProtectImmigrants
#StopCruelImmigrationLaws

A new DREAM Act introduced by Sens. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) needs our support. The bill would make the Obama-era DACA program legal,
providing a path to citizenship for more than 1 million children who entered the US without permission; and
blocking a lawsuit to end DACA threatened by ten State Attorneys General http://wapo.st/2v1Hdva
http://bit.ly/2u5QfE8

The AGs stand a very good chance of winning especially since the Administration is unlikely to defend the program http://wapo.st/2hsnpfo.

The economic argument for the DACA program is UNAMBIGUOUS:
DREAMers make on average 40% more than they did before having DACA protection;
high percentages are buying cars; enrolling in higher education; changing to jobs that fit their skills; and starting businesses at twice the national average http://ampr.gs/2vmNRNp

The destruction to lives, families and communities is UNAMBIGUOUS:
DHS recently deported two Maryland brothers with no criminal record; one was headed to college on a scholarship and the other was still in high school http://wapo.st/2u8OD0v.
A 23-year old agricultural worker with DACA protection was still deported http://bit.ly/2hrI0AC.

Let’s tell our Members of Congress to work across the aisles.

Push this bipartisan bill across the finish line!


**ACTION: CALL SENATORS MERKLEY AND WYDEN**

SAMPLE SCRIPT
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon. I am asking Senator [–] to support immediate passage of the bipartisan 2017 DREAM Act, introduced by Sens. Lindsay Graham and Richard Durbin. Ten state Attorneys General have threatened to sue to end the DACA program by September 5th if the Administration does not begin to dismantle it. The Administration has signaled that it will not defend DACA in court. We need this bill to pass immediately. Thank you.”


JUST AS IMPORTANT: CALL, TEXT, AND EMAIL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN RED DISTRICTS TO DO THE SAME. “SHARE” OR COPY / PASTE THIS ACTION!


SENATOR MERKLEY
Portland: (503) 326-3386, DC: (202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102, Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102, Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/

SENATOR WYDEN
Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/

Lizandro and Diego Claros Saravia, brothers from Gaithersburg who came to this country illegally in 2009, were sent to El Salvador on Wednesday.
washingtonpost.com

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