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FIRM is working to fix our nation's broken immigration system

We are organizing in communities across the country to build a movement for immigrant rights. We are lobbying in the halls of Congress. We are working to change the representations of immigrants in the media. In everything we do, we are driven by our principles for immigration reform.

The time to welcome immigrants, reform our laws, and strengthen America is NOW.

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Fasting for a DREAM,
September 12-25, 2004

November 21, 2005
DREAM Act Introduction Represents Positive Step in
Addressing Real Immigration Reform
Statement of Support from FIRM- the Most Diverse Nationwide Grassroots Immigrant Rights Coalition

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July 5, 2005
Statement of the FAIR IMMMIGRATION REFORM MOVEMENT (FIRM)
On the Decision of DHS to Separate the Gonzalez Family and the One-Year “Deferred Action” on Marie’s Deportation

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Marie Gonzalez

On July 1, the Department of Homeland Security granted Marie "deferred action" for one year, while still forcing Marie's parents to leave on July 5.

This latest example of how our broken immigration system tears families apart adds to the urgency for comprehensive immigration reform and the DREAM Act. Congress only has one year left to help Marie accomplish her dreams and reunite with her parents.

Read the latest news in Marie's Weblog "Marie's Diary"


Find out more about Marie.On July 5, 2005, Marie Nazareth Gonzalez - an honor student from Missouri who has lived in this country since she was five years old - and her parents will be forced to leave this country.

Marie, an only child, should be completing her first year of college, but our broken immigration system has denied her the opportunity to pursue her dreams of higher education, and instead, Marie and her family are facing a deportation order. Marie has become a leader in the movement to pass the DREAM Act - a bipartisan bill that would provide a path to higher education and citizenship for immigrant students who have grown up in this country. Her situation has made her a national figure; she has been featured on television news and talk shows, and in Latina magazine as one of the "Mujeres of the Year" (Women of the year).

Find out more about Marie Gonzalez.

Visit the DREAM Campaign page to learn more about the DREAM Act.

 

 

 

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Urge your Senator to Cosponsor the DREAM Act

The DREAM Act will face opposition from restrictionist Senators. To help generate support for the DREAM Act, it is critical that more Senators cosponsor this bill. Contact your Senators today and urge them to demonstrate their commitment to fairness, education, and America’s future by becoming a cosponsor of the DREAM Act.

Urge your Senator to Cosponsor the DREAM Act

Thank 13 Senators for Reintroducing the DREAM Act

A bipartisan group of thirteen Senators officially introduced the DREAM Act of 2005 (S. 2075). Introduction of the DREAM Act in the Senate is the first of many steps toward creating a path to higher education and citizenship for immigrant students.

Send a Thank You letter to these 13 Senators now!

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