Immigration Reform from the Ground Up: A Filmmaker’s Perspective
When I embarked on this journey over four years ago, I never thought I would witness what is happening in the country today: Congress is seriously debating passage of a bill that would overhaul our dysfunctional immigration system. What’s more, after several failed attempts in the past couple of decades, it looks as though the legislation has a real shot at becoming law. As a filmmaker and a first generation Hispanic American, I had only one thought in mind when I started directing DREAM: An American Story and that thought was: “I need to help the Hispanic American community in this nat
Why Passing the DREAM Act Would Benefit the Economy
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding passage of the DREAM Act. Many arguments have been made from both sides of the political spectrum regarding how the United States should deal with the issue of immigration. But aside from the political and social consequences of implementing legislation that would offer a select group of immigrants the opportunity to gain a path to citizenship, the DREAM act would create several economic opportunities for the country by providing more taxable income, saving taxpayer money and increasing revenue for higher learning organizations. Here’s how…
Immigrants + Innovation = Economic Prosperity for all Americans
Check out the new video we just produced...hot off the proverbial media presses: And this my friends, is why we support passage of the DREAM Act...because it makes good economic sense. DREAMers will be the first in line to get a higher education, which translates to higher levels of innovation and entrepreneurship...to the benefit of all Americans! I hope you have a great weekend. PS: Feel free to share!