Students march in support of US immigration reform and DREAM Act

One of the fastest growing unions in North America has thrown their weight behind the Dream Act.

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), who focus on uniting workers in healthcare, public services and property services and has two million members in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, hosted a mock graduation ceremony and invited hundreds of students to the protest in Washington DC.

More than 500 students took part in the figurative graduation ceremony to highlight the prospect faced by an estimated 65,000 undocumented young people currently studying without a valid US visa for citizenship.

The National DREAM Graduation was backed also backed by education, faith, business and civil rights groups.
“SEIU congratulates these brave valedictorians, honor students, class presidents and future leaders who have come to Washington seeking reason and compassion so they can achieve their dreams,” said SEIU Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina.

“These high-achieving students want nothing more than the opportunity to serve their country and build a stronger America. It’s time to open the doors of opportunity and pass the DREAM Act.”

Many of the young people taking part carried banners reading, “I graduated. Now what?” and “It’s not my fault my parents brought me here 4 a better future.”

“The event highlighted the countless future nurses, leaders, teachers, military heroes and inventors of the next great technological or medical breakthrough who are denied the chance to contribute to building a stronger America because Congress has not passed the DREAM Act.”

SEIU’s 2 million members strongly support the DREAM Act because if you work hard you should have the chance to make a difference and make the world a better place,” concluded Medina.

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