The Dream is Now is an effort of concerned citizens who believe we need to fix America’s broken immigration system, giving undocumented youth and their families the chance to earn their citizenship. We support common sense immigration reform that includes the principles of the DREAM Act.
There are millions of undocumented young people in America – many brought here as children and raised as Americans. They’re our friends and neighbors, our classmates and varsity athletes. All they know is America, yet they face deportation to countries they may know nothing about, with languages they may not even speak. By keeping these talented young people from contributing to our economy, our broken immigration laws are failing all of us.
The cost of continued legislative inaction is enormous. It costs $23,000 to deport one person. As a country, we stand to lose an estimated $329 billion by 2030 by denying Dreamers the chance to become taxpaying citizens and economic innovators. We can't afford to waste the talent and promise of so many.
This spring, we’ll release a 30-minute documentary by Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (“Inconvenient Truth” and “Waiting for Superman”), sharing the stories of Dreamers and their families. We’ll premiere the film in Washington, DC, and screen it on college campuses across the country. Their stories illustrate the urgent need for Congress to fix our broken immigration system.
The Dream is Now campaign, which is spearheaded by the Emerson Collective, an organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs that promotes social responsibility and fairness, and Davis Guggenheim, welcomes everyone —documented and undocumented alike—to tell their stories in words, art, video or photos.
Tell us why you support immigration reform – and how it will impact you and your friends and family. Sign our petition calling for Congress to pass immigration reform that includes principles of the DREAM Act. Ask your friends and family to do the same. Help us spread the word through Facebook and twitter.
The time is right. The Dream is now.
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We would like to thank the following partners who echo the need for sensible immigration reform
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American Sunrise
- Asian Law Caucus
- ASPIRE
- California Charter Schools Association
- Center for American Progress
- The Center for the Next Generation
- President William Jefferson Clinton
- Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
- College Track
- Communities in Schools
- Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
- A Dream Come True
- Educators for Fair Consideration
- East Bay Community Law Center
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Greenlining Institute
- High School Dreamer
- Human Rights Watch
- I.D.E.A.S
- Immigrant Nation
- Knowledge Is Power Program
- Latin American Youth Center
- Let Us Serve
- MALDEF
- MinKwon Center for Community Action
- Mytonomy
- National Council of La Raza
- NAACP
- National Immigration Law Center
- NewSchools Venture Fund
- Parent Revolution
- Spark
- Stand for Children
- Student Immigrant Movement
- Students Matter
- Students Moving America
- Teach for America
- UCLA Labor Center
- UC Santa Cruz, Educational Opportunity Programs
- Undocumented Student Program, UC Berkeley
- Unitarian Universalist Association
- United We Dream
- Voto Latino
- Youth Speaks
What is The Dream is Now?
The Dream Is Now is an effort of concerned citizens who believe we need to fix America's broken immigration system, giving undocumented youth and their families the chance to earn their citizenship. We support common sense immigration reform that includes the principles of the DREAM Act.
The campaign is spearheaded by the Emerson Collective, an organization that promotes social responsibility and fairness, and Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (“Waiting for Superman” and “An Inconvenient Truth”).
This spring, we’ll release a 30-minute documentary by Davis Guggenheim, sharing the stories of DREAMers and their families. We’ll premiere the film in Washington, DC, and screen it on college campuses across the country.
Who are you fighting for?
There are millions of undocumented young people in America – many brought here as children and raised as Americans. They’re our friends and neighbors, our valedictorians and varsity athletes. All they know is America, yet they face deportation to countries they know nothing about, with languages they may not even speak. By keeping these talented young people from contributing to our economy, our broken immigration laws are failing all of us.
What are you asking for?
We want Congress to fix America's broken immigration system, giving undocumented youth and their families the chance to earn their citizenship.
Do you support “comprehensive immigration reform?”
Yes, we support immigration reform to allow hard-working, aspiring Americans to earn their citizenship. We are highlighting the problems faced by Dreamers to broaden support for common sense immigration reform. Our goal is to ensure that Congress passes reform in 2013.
Won’t that cost our country money?
The cost of continued legislative inaction is enormous. It costs $23,000 to deport one person. On top of that, we stand to lose an estimated $329 billion by 2030 by denying Dreamers the chance to become taxpaying citizens and economic innovators. We can't afford to waste talent.
What can people do to support your campaign?
Go on to www.thedreamisnow.org and sign our petition calling for Congress to pass immigration reform that includes principles of the DREAM Act. Ask your friends and family to do the same. Help us spread the word through Facebook and Twitter. The time is right. The time is now.
Our website welcomes everyone —documented and undocumented alike—to tell their stories in words, art, video or photos. Tell us why you support immigration reform and how it will impact you and your friends and family.