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To: president@harvard.edu, lars_madsen@harvard.edu
Subject: President Drew Faust Should Publicly Support The DREAM Act
Esteemed President Drew Faust,
I am writing you to urge you publicly support the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act and to use any means necessary to get the legislation passed in congress. Harvard's support through the American Association of Universities and the American Council of Education is not enough. The last action they took for the DREAM Act was a letter they drafted in 2007.
In 2006, according to the Harvard Crimson, administrators said there were at least 10 unauthorized youth at Harvard. It is wrong for Harvard to admit these students and not take a more active stance in support of the DREAM Act, which is their only hope at legal status.
Each year about 65,000 U.S.-raised students who would qualify for the DREAM Act's benefits graduate from high school. These include honor roll students, star athletes, talented artists, homecoming queens, and aspiring teachers, doctors, and U.S. soldiers. They are young people who have lived in the U.S. for most of their lives and desire only to call this country their home. Even though they were brought to the U.S. years ago as children, they face unique barriers to higher education, are unable to work legally in the U.S., and often live in constant fear of detection by immigration authorities.
Our immigration law currently has no mechanism to consider the special equities and circumstances of such students. The DREAM Act would eliminate this flaw. It is un-American to indefinitely and irremediably punish them for decisions made by adults many years ago. By enacting the DREAM Act, Congress would legally recognize what is de facto true: these young people belong here. DREAM Act students should be allowed to get on with their lives. If Congress fails to act this year, another entire class of outstanding, law-abiding high school students will graduate without being able to plan for the future, and some will be removed from their homes to countries they barely know. This tragedy will cause America to lose a vital asset: an educated class of promising immigrant students who have demonstrated a commitment to hard work and a strong desire to be contributing members of our society.
Please express your public support for the DREAM Act and help to get it enacted as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
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To: president@harvard.edu, lars_madsen@harvard.edu
Subject: President Drew Faust Should Publicly Support The DREAM Act
Esteemed President Drew Faust,
I am writing you to urge you publicly support the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act and to use any means necessary to get the legislation passed in congress. Harvard's support through the American Association of Universities and the American Council of Education is not enough. The last action they took for the DREAM Act was a letter they drafted in 2007.
In 2006, according to the Harvard Crimson, administrators said there were at least 10 unauthorized youth at Harvard. It is wrong for Harvard to admit these students and not take a more active stance in support of the DREAM Act, which is their only hope at legal status.
Each year about 65,000 U.S.-raised students who would qualify for the DREAM Act's benefits graduate from high school. These include honor roll students, star athletes, talented artists, homecoming queens, and aspiring teachers, doctors, and U.S. soldiers. They are young people who have lived in the U.S. for most of their lives and desire only to call this country their home. Even though they were brought to the U.S. years ago as children, they face unique barriers to higher education, are unable to work legally in the U.S., and often live in constant fear of detection by immigration authorities.
Our immigration law currently has no mechanism to consider the special equities and circumstances of such students. The DREAM Act would eliminate this flaw. It is un-American to indefinitely and irremediably punish them for decisions made by adults many years ago. By enacting the DREAM Act, Congress would legally recognize what is de facto true: these young people belong here. DREAM Act students should be allowed to get on with their lives. If Congress fails to act this year, another entire class of outstanding, law-abiding high school students will graduate without being able to plan for the future, and some will be removed from their homes to countries they barely know. This tragedy will cause America to lose a vital asset: an educated class of promising immigrant students who have demonstrated a commitment to hard work and a strong desire to be contributing members of our society.
Please express your public support for the DREAM Act and help to get it enacted as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
p.s.
Your Personal Statement
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