NCLR, NILC to Hold Press Briefing with Members of Congress and “Dream Act” Students

“The National Council of La Raza NCLR, the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., and the National Immigration Law Center NILC will hold a press briefing on Friday, May 18 with Representative Howard Berman D-CA and other members of Congress. The briefing will include Latino, African, and Asian students who have lived in the U.S. for years and experienced obstacles to pursuing higher education due to their immigration status. The briefing will be held in the Gold Room, 2168 of the Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 11:00 a.m., or immediately following Friday’s hearing on comprehensive immigration reform.

The students participating in the briefing will be testifying before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law at the hearing entitled, “Comprehensive Immigration Reform: The Future of Undocumented Immigrant Students,” in Room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO:

Rep. Howard Berman D-CA
Latino, African, and Asian “DREAM Act” students
Melissa Lazarí­n, Associate Director for Education Policy, NCLR
Josh Bernstein, Director for Federal Policy, NILC
Allan Cameron, retired teacher, Carl Hayden High School, Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Marie-Theresa Hernandez, Associate Professor, University of Houston
WHAT: Press briefing with members of Congress, “DREAM Act” students, NCLR, and NILC; Q&A
WHERE: Gold Room, 2168 of the Rayburn House Office Building
WHEN: Friday, May 18, 2007 at 11:00 a.m., or immediately following the hearing, “Comprehensive Immigration Reform: The Future of Undocumented Immigrant Students””

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