Information, resources for the DREAM Act and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

USCCB Statement On The Announcement of Deferred Action for DREAM Act-eligible youth (June 2012)
Additional resources:
- USCCB/MRS' Q&A on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) | En Español
- DACA Community Education Information for Clergy and Parish Staff | En Español
- Talking Points on Deferred Action for DREAM-eligible Youth | En Español
- USCCB/MRS' Summary of the Announcement of Deferred Action for DREAM Eligible Youth
- Q&A on the DHS Announcement of Deferred Action for Certain Undocumented Youth | En Español

Other resources for the DREAM Act

• USCCB/MRS' Summary of the Announcement of Deferred Action for DREAM Eligible Youth
• Q&A on the DHS Announcement of Deferred Action for Certain Undocumented Youth | En Español
  
• USCCB/MRS Update: The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act
• From JFI campaign partner CLINIC (Catholic Legal Immigration Network, INC.):
  Deferred Action for DREAMers Resources
  
• Archbishop Wenski's May 8, 2012 Op-Ed in the Miami Herald: Why deny full American DREAM?
• DREAM Act Q&A
• How to hold a press or telephone conference in support of the DREAM Act
• Sample media advisory
• Sample DREAM Act event agenda and suggestions
• Busting the DREAM Act Myths: USCCB/MRS' Response to the Most Cited DREAM Myths
• DREAM Act Talking Points
• Sample Appointment Request to Congressional/Senate Offices
• S. 952 DREAM Act Bill Summary and Status (from the Library of Congress)
• H.R. 1842 DREAM Act Bill Summary and Status (from the Library of Congress)
• Comparing the DREAM Act to other proposals for undocumented youth (from the Immigration Policy Center)
• Other DREAM Act resources from the National Immigration Law Center and Immigration Policy Center

Light a Candle for the DREAM Act

The U.S. Catholic bishops have been longstanding supporters of the DREAM Act because it provides a path to citizenship for immigrant youth who entered the United States with their parents, and represents the kind of practical and compassionate immigration solution that respects the dignity of young immigrants living in our communities and attending U.S. high schools.  Support immigrant youth by sending an electronic postcard and lighting a candle for the DREAM Act.

See all of the candles that have been lit for the DREAM Act.

Older resources for the DREAM Act

• USCCB Chairman Calls 2010 Senate Vote on Dream Act A Setback, Not a Defeat | En Español
• Cardinal Roger M. Mahony: The DREAM Act is Essential for Our Country's Future.
• DREAM Act Backgrounder (July 2010)
• DREAM Act advertisement
• Sample DREAM Act Bulletin Announcement
• Sample DREAM Act Pulpit Announcement
• Analysis of House Version of DREAM Act (as passed Dec. 8, 2010)
• USCCB Summary OF S. 3992: The DREAM Act (Dec. 2010)
• S. 3992 DREAM Act Bill Summary and Status (from the Library of Congress)
• S. 3287 DREAM Act Bill Summary and Status (from the Library of Congress)
• From UCLA: The Economic Potential of DREAM Act Beneficiaries
• DREAM Act Fact Sheet (from an allied organization)