Item 2C: Adoption of Resolution Supporting DREAM Act

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I. Federal standards and accountability requirements imposed on elementary and secondary education institutions necessarily entail a federal commitment to education, including the assurance of meaningful access to higher education. J. A high school diploma and the lack of legal immigration status condemn undocumented students to a life of underemployment, instability and unfulfilled potential. K. Access to higher education will allow these students to break the bonds of poverty, to raise the level of esteem in which they are held by our society and to make full contribution to our country’s civic, political and economic well-being. L. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM Act) would remedy this situation by allowing undocumented students who have lived in the United States for at least five years, and have graduated high school or received a graduate equivalency diploma (GED), to legalize their immigration status, thereby making them eligible for federal financial aid, and allow states to consider these students as state residents for tuition purposes at state universities. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1 . The City of Eugene fully supports the passage of the DREAM Act. Section 2 . City of Eugene urges Oregon Senators, and our local members of the House of Representatives to vote for, and to encourage the President of the United States and other Congresspersons and Senators to vote for, the passage of the DREAM Act. Section 3 . This Resolution is effective immediately upon its passage by the City Council. The foregoing Resolution adopted the ____ day of ____________________, 20__. ________________________ Acting City Recorder Resolution - Page 2 of 2