May 11, 2011

HACU applauds DREAM Act reintroduction

HACU requesting Deferred Action on DREAM Act student deportations

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) strongly applauds the reintroduction of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act) in the112th Congress. The DREAM Act provides a path to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants and allows them to have access to benefits including the health care exchanges.

"We strongly support Senator Durbin's introduction of the DREAM Act in the Senate and Congressman Berman’s and Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen’s introduction of the bill in the House of Representatives in the 112th Congress and will continue to work to pass the legislation,” said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores. The bills put deserving and hard-working young people who attend college or join the military on the path to U.S. citizenship.

HACU has taken a strong position in advocating for the DREAM Act for many years. On April 26, Flores sent a letter to President Obama urging him to use his executive power to prevent the deportation of DREAM Act students. HACU is urging colleges and universities to send similar letters asking the President to stop the deportation of DREAM Act students.



  

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain, and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

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