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CA DREAM ACT: What is the CA Dream Act?
SENATE
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07
CA DREAM ACT: What you can do!
Join the yahoo groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadreamact/
http://www.cadreamact.org/
Upcoming Events--------------------------------------------------
Dream Act Supporters:
You are invited to participate in the Dream Act Strategy Conference. Join me, PowerPAC, business, education, faith-based and grassroots leaders in a statewide organizing campaign in support of the California Dream Act, SB 1301. We would like you to be an active participant in workshops on advocacy strategy and current legislative actions. Your help in organizing is crucial to the success of the Dream Act at the state and federal level.
Dream Act Strategy Conference
Co-sponsored by PowerPAC
Saturday, May 3, 2008
8AM - 2:30PM
Los Angeles Trade Tech College (Map)
400 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Register Now
SB 1301, The California Dream Act, is a state legislative proposal that would allow undocumented students the opportunity to apply for financial aid within the UC, CSU and Community College System. We are losing our most talented youth that could be our next doctor, engineers, or school teachers because of an unrealistic policy prohibiting financial support for their education.
Click Here to Register Now or visit my website at www.SenatorCedillo.com.
Thank you for your support and I'll see you at the conference.
Past Events--------------------------------------------------
March 1st, 2008
Join us for one of the first events this year to strategize for the passage of the California Dream Act!
The California Dream Act is state bill that would allow AB-540 students to compete for institutionalized financial aid. Currently, undocumented AB-540 students are not eligible to apply for any state (nor federal) financial aid.
The California DREAM Act is a low-cost and sensible way to open up the doors of higher education to more students without taking money away from other students. This is why it won such broad support from the UC Student Association, California State Student Association, community colleges, UC Regents, The California State University Board of Trustees, Los Angeles and San Francisco Chambers of Commerce, as well as the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the editorial boards of several of the state's largest newspapers last year.
While this bill has been vetoed twice by our Governor, it has gained an exponential amount of support each year. Passing this bill in California is a crucial progressive step towards reframing the discussion on immigration nationwide.
We will be hearing from key elected officials, immigrant rights leaders, college faculty, and students who would be affected by the bill. High School students welcome!
2006 - 2007 Academic Year
What is the CA Dream Act?
The California Dream Act, SB 1 (Cedillo) allows U.S. citizen and undocumented AB 540 students to apply for community college fee waivers and eligible for the Cal Grant as well as scholarships. However, SB 1 specifically excludes students from the
Competitive Cal Grant Program.
CA DREAM ACT: Who would qualify?
Students who attended 3 years of high school as well as graduated from a California High School.
This includes undocumented students who grew up in California as well as students whose legal status is pending.
Oct 13, 2008 Governor Vetoes SB1
SB 1 by Senator Gilbert Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) - Student financial aid: eligibility: California Dream Act. See attached veto message.
To the Members of the California State Senate:
I am returning Senate Bill 1 without my signature.
At a time when segments of California public higher education, the University of California and the California State University, are raising fees on all students attending college in order to maintain the quality of education provided, it would not be prudent to place additional strain on the General Fund to accord the new benefit of providing state subsidized financial aid to students without lawful immigration status. Under existing law, undocumented students, who meet the required criteria, already qualify for the
lower in-state tuition rate while attending California public colleges and universities.
Therefore, I cannot sign this bill.
Sincerely,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
http://gov.ca.gov/pdf/press/2007bills/SB%201%20Veto%20Message.pdf
August, 2007
SB 1 was approved by the Legislature on the last day of session and is now under consideration by Governor Schwarzenegger.
The bill has been amended to address the Governor’s veto message last year and concerns raised by the Los Angeles Times in an editorial earlier this year.-
Bill Full Text:
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_1_bill_20070911_amended_asm_v94.html
CA DREAM ACT: IDEAS & THE MOVEMENT
CA Dream Act Strategy Conferece May 12 2007 @ CSULA
CA Dream Act Hearing May 19 2007
Held at UCLA by students from
Hearing and Conference on Undocumented Students
 Senators Gilbert Cedillo and Gloria Romero, and Assembly-members Mike Eng, Kevin De León, and Anthony Portantino |
The UCLA Labor Center and IDEAS, a UCLA student organization, organized a hearing and conference on undocumented college students to educate the public at large about pending legislation and to learn directly from undocumented students about the impact of the proposed legislation on their lives. On May 19, close to three hundred people attended this event and heard the testimonies of twelve students who described the formidable obstacles facing undocumented students and their hope that comprehensive immigration reform will change their lives and allow them to fully contribute to American society.
State Senator Gilbert Cedillo chaired the proceeding, and the other members of the panel were Senator Gloria Romero and Assemblymembers Mike Eng, Kevin De Leon, and Anthony Portantino. The focus of the hearing was the pending legislation in Congress (DREAM ACT) and the California State Assembly (SB 165 California Dream Act) that would provide a just and legal remedy for the thousands of undocumented students who graduate each year from California high schools.
After the hearing, the conference and workshop sessions began with remarks from L.A County Federation of Labor Secretary-Treasurer María Elena Durazo, Angélica Salas from the Coalition for Humane Immigrants Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Josh Bernstein from the National Immigration Law Center,
Labor Center Director Kent Wong, and student organizers. Participants also attended working sessions on resources for AB 540 students, pending legislation and education campaigns, and outreach and education.
The Labor Center will release a student publication in the fall of 2007 detailing the experiences of undocumented college students.
Press Conference: UCLA Students share their stories and announce their campaign.
CA Dream Act: SB1 Lobby Visit to Sacramento,
UCLA students, CSULA students, Sacramento State Students.
UCLA students as well as IDEAS at UCLA members
Sept 1st 2007
RESULTS:
Same Day:
40 Legislative Visits
4 Teams
Next 2 weeks:
New Senate Bill introduced SB1 3 days later!
SB 1 Passes 11 Days Later! Wainting for Governor to sign
CA Dream Act: SB1 Lobby Visit to Sacramento
October 4 2007
30 Campuss represented
CA Dream Act: SB1 Final Week of Action
October 8-12 2007
Days 1-3
IDEAS along with Samhang Phillino and UCSA Hold Rally at UCLA
Students from UCSA, IDEAS, etc delivered 7,700 letters they collected in support of the California DREAM Act (S.B. 1) to the governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Office in Los Angeles on October 10, 2006.