This presentation was made by a student in the i.c. stars program as part of "Civics 101" taught by Tom Tresser, Fall 2013. tom@civiclab.us

1. Servando Cadenas
Solution to current issue facing my community

2. Current issue facing my community.
Immigration
•11million undocumented immigrants in
the U.S.
•The Dream Act: A comprehensive
immigration reform for undocumented
students.

3. Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S.

4. Migration patterns around the world.

5. My Solution
Allow low risk people to apply for permanent
residency:
•Students would be the first ones to be considered for this
option.
•Those with only minor offenses in their criminal record.
•Those who can prove they have been productive
members of society.
•Would have to pay any fees established by the
government.

6. DACA
Link: http://visual.ly/deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-requirements

7. Comprehensive immigration reform
From whitehouse.gov:
There are four principles to the President’s common sense
proposal:
•Continuing to strengthen border security.
•The president would provide law enforcement the tools needed to enhance the
infrastructure and technology that will strengthen the government’s ability to remove
criminals from the country.
•Streamlining legal migration.
•The President’s proposal provides visas to foreign entrepreneurs looking to start
businesses here, helps the most promising foreign graduate students in science and
math stay in this country after graduation, and reunites families in a timely and
humane manner.
•Earned citizenship.
•Pass background checks, pay taxes and a penalty, go to the back of the line, and learn
English. It requires everyone to play by the same rules.
•Cracking down on employers hiring undocumented workers.
•Government will give businesses the tools needed to verify their employees are here
legally.
Link: http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/immigration

8. A helpful hand
Senator Luis Gutierrez
•He was the first elected
official to sponsor a
version of the DREAM
Act in 2001
•CIR-ASAP –
Comprehensive
Immigration Reform for
America's Security and
Prosperity Act (2009)
A bill to create a
pathway to citizenship
for non-criminal
undocumented
immigrants and improve
border security.

9. We can go from this:
To this: