Joe Baca: “This week our colleagues in the Senate have an opportunity to straighten our future economy and create equal opportunity…”

“This week our colleagues in the Senate have an opportunity to straighten our future economy and create equal opportunity for America's young people. By recognizing students who want to contribute through military service or higher education, the American DREAM Act has a positive impact on all of us; and if we remember the Ten Commandants, honor thy father and mother, many of these children came to the United States out of respect for their parents. They had no choice and they are here. They deserve an opportunity to have the same that other students have by attending our schools, going on to college, and then they also pray in a lot of our churches. They deserve the same opportunities that others have. We all know that the DREAM Act is one piece of a larger reform that is needed to fix our broken immigration system, but it is a critical first step. I urge the Senate to pass the DREAM Act as soon as possible so that the President can act quickly to sign the bill into law and give many of our students an opportunity to have the opportunity that many others have had in this country.”