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YAKIMA, Wash. -- College and university presidents from across the country are urging Congress to take action on the DREAM Act.
The act would provide permanent legal status for undocumented young people who have graduated high school, exhibit good moral character and complete two years of college or military service.
The call, which took place on Tuesday, was moderated by Felipe Matos, an undocumented graduate of Miami Dade College who walked from Miami to Washington, D.C. with three other immigrant students to urge passage of the DREAM Act.
They were among the DREAM Act supporters who were in the nation’s capitol from Monday through Wednesday this week for a "Mass DREAM Mobilization," which included lobbying, a concert, multiple rallies, the call from college and university presidents, and more.
Dr. Rodolfo Arevalo, president of Eastern Washington University in Cheney, participated in Tuesday’s call.
So did Dr. Robert Templin, president of Northern Virginia Community College; Dr. Bill V. Flores, president of University of Houston, Downtown; Robert J. Birgeneau, chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley; and Melissa Perez, a student at Harvard University.
For more information about the DREAM Act, visit http://dreamact.info.
-- Adriana Janovich
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