Today at the Capitol ended up being very inspiring and an experience that I will continue to deem as vital to continue throughout my college life and hopefully further. This social action is necessary and it was wonderful to see and interact with the, literally, one thousand high school students who were present.
The "Dream Act" is a bill that Pawlenty vetoed last year and this year it would need 17 legislative votes to pass. Unfortunately, the odds for the bill to pass are very low--but that doesn't mean that the social action that took place today made no difference. Actually, the opposite occurred...people--specifically students who are/have been/know someone who is/has been affected by immigration and financial challenges to higher education--rallying and speaking with legislative voters from the Capitol voice and furthermore personify nation-wide needs. This pro-activity spreads awareness and shows that communities of all ages care and are affected.
These students--immigrants or not--are our future. To make higher education more expensive for undocumented students is to hinder the people of our future. All students must be able to have the ability to have EQUAL opportunities to higher education in order promote educated and innovative people for the future of our nation and world.
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