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VIDEO: June 10 Civil Disobedience for the DREAM Act at Schumer’s LI Office
On June 10, three members of the New York State Youth Leadership Council staged a sit-in at Senator Chuck Schumer’s Long Island office as part of a wider effort to challenge Schumer to introduce the DREAM Act in the Senate.
The DREAM Act would create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented students who meet certain criteria, and in recent weeks, some activists have been pushing for Schumer to introduce the bill apart from comprehensive immigration reform. For background on the legislation, click here.
The Long Island protest came at the culmination of a 10-day hunger strike in front of Schumer’s Manhattan office, where students staged a similar sit-in.
Here’s video from the LI sit-in, where the protesters were eventually cuffed and taken away by police:
And here are more images from the sit-in:
Image courtesy of the New York State Youth Leadership Council via Flickr
Tags : dream act, nysylc, schumer, starved 4 dream
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