Media Advisory
March 23, 2007
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Contact: Jayne Bigelsen
(212) 382-6655 |
The New York City Bar Association and
the New York Immigration Coalition invite
you to
a discussion:
DREAM FOR AMERICA
The DREAM Act: Helping Immigrant Youth Achieve
Legal Status
When: Tuesday, March 27th, 6:30 – 8:00
pm
Where: House of the Association, 42 West 44th
Street.
The DREAM Act, recently introduced in Congress,
is unprecedented legislation that would provide
a path to permanent residency and eventual citizenship
for undocumented immigrant youth who have grown
up in the United States and who complete two years
of higher education or military service. The speakers
will discuss what the DREAM Act could mean for
immigrant youth, the City and the country.
Speakers:
Guillermo Linares: Commissioner for the Mayor’s
Office of Immigrant Affairs
Josh Bernstein: Director of Federal Policy, National
Immigration Law Center
Claire Sylvan: Executive Director and founder of
Internationals Network for Public Schools
Sandra: New York State Youth Leadership Council.
Sponsored by the New York City Bar Immigration
and Nationality Committee and by the New York Immigration
Coalition
About the Association
The New York
City Bar Association (www.nycbar.org)
was founded in 1870, and since then has been
dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards
of the profession, promoting reform of the
law, and providing service to the profession
and the public. The Association continues to
work for political, legal and social reform,
while implementing innovative means to help the
disadvantaged. Protecting the public’s welfare remains one of the
Association’s highest priorities.
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