Palabra Política: DREAM On!

With Barack Obama finally settled in at the White House...

Latinos are not wasting any time pressing for the issues that we want resolved. We helped vote him in and now we want acción. So, when calling in favors, which topic is at the top of our agenda? Immigration, of course! The Hispanic Caucus got together recently with top activists and politicians including the National Coucil of la Raza and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund to address top national issues -- immigration was at the top of the list. The Hispanic Caucus has now sent a letter to Obama asking for him to make good on his promises regarding immigration reform.

As part of that reform, it seems the DREAM Act is making a bigger comeback than Britney Spears this year. Thanks to a huge youth initiative via Myspace and Facebook, Latinos got the DREAM Act voted one of the "Top 10 Ideas for Change in America" on change.org. This pushes the Dream Act into the official White House agenda for voting.

La lucha continues! For more ideas on getting involved in immigration reform visit www.dreamactivist.org. [change.org]

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