Underground Undergrads: Immigrant Students & the DREAM Act

Underground Undergrads: Immigrant Students & the DREAM Act
Monday, October 5, 2009, 3:30 pm, University of Washington, Communications 226

There are hundreds of thousands of students throughout the country who, through no fault of their own, have been relegated to a life in the underground economy. These students are the children of undocumented immigrants. Although they were protected until their 18th birthday – receiving an education, making friends, and in some cases living in the only land they ever knew – now are considered undocumented immigrants themselves. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (the DREAM Act) was introduced in the U.S. Congress March 26, 2009. If enacted, the new immigration bill will provide millions of immigrant children who arrived in the United States before the age of 16, have been residing in the United States continuously for at least five years prior to the bill being enacted into law, and who graduate from U.S. high schools the opportunity to earn permanent U.S. residency.

Come to learn about this important civil and human rights campaign that is being led by students throughout the country and how you can get involved.

Kent Wong, Director of the Center for Labor Research and Education at UCLA

Matias Ramos, UCLA student leader

This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Labor Center, the Race/Knowledge Project with support from the Simpson Center for the Humanities, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, and the School of Social Work.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information call Roberto Gonzales, 206 685-2872 / rggonzal@u.washington.edu