Florida University Presidents and Dreamers Urge Sens. Rubio and Scott To Support Bipartisan Immigration Solutions Including Dream Act
Thousands of Florida High School Students Will Graduate From College without DACA Protections and Work Permits absent a federal Dream Act
Event is open to the media. Register here.
MIAMI, FL — Thousands of undocumented high school students from Florida will graduate from college without work permits unless Congress passes bipartisan Durbin-Graham DREAM Act. This bill would provide a path to citizenship for nearly 2 million undocumented people, including current DACA recipients, those eligible to apply for DACA, and other undocumented immigrant youth.
Join us on Tuesday, June 29th, at 2:00 PM EST for Fulfilling Florida’s Promise: University Presidents’ Forum on the Dream Act and Immigration Reform. Hear from higher education leaders including university presidents, administrators, advocates, and students, as they discuss the urgent need for Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott to support bipartisan immigration solutions like the DREAM Act to expand our workforce, bring certainty to families and employers, and help our economy roar back from the pandemic. To register, click here.
Speakers include:
- Dr. Julio Frenk, President, University of Miami
- Gregory Adam Haile, JD, President, Broward College
- Dr. Eduardo Padron, President Emeritus, Miami Dade College and Board Member at the IMPAC Fund
- Idalia Quintero, Dreamer, Miami Dade Honors College
- Dr. George L. Hanbury II, President and CEO, Nova Southeastern University
- Gaby Pacheco, Director of Advocacy and Communications, Dream.US
- Dr. Jeffrey D. Senese, President, Saint Leo University
- David A. Armstrong, JD, President, St. Thomas University
- Jennifer Boyd- Pugh, Vice-President for Administration, Barry University
- Brandy M. Fransen, Senior Associate Director of International Admission, Rollins College.
- Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director, Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
- Kathy Bird Carbajal, Executive Director, IMPAC Fund, Florida chapter of the American Business Immigration Coalition
Event is open to the media. Register here.
ABOUT
IMPAC Fund is the Florida chapter of the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) which promotes commonsense immigration reform that advances economic competitiveness, provides companies with both the high-skilled and low-skilled talent they need, and allows the integration of immigrants into our economy as consumers, workers, entrepreneurs, and citizens. For more information go to impacfund.org.
ABOUT
The American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) promotes commonsense immigration reform that advances economic competitiveness, provides companies with both the high-skilled and low-skilled talent they need, and allows the integration of immigrants into our economy as consumers, workers, entrepreneurs, and citizens.
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