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According to the Library of Congress, Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez has finally signed on to become the newest co-sponsor the Dream Act! By making the 47th Congressional District in Orange County a “Dream District” yesterday, Sanchez has given a boon to the movement seeking passage of the legislation that would give a pathway to citizenship for undocumented college students and military personnel. This day would never have come, however, without the hard work of grassroots activists, namely the Orange County Dream Team. They have been faithfully applying the squeeze on the Congresswoman to abandon her reluctance on co-sponsoring the legislation.
In a twist of logic, Sanchez has always said she supported the Dream Act and would vote for it, but wouldn’t co-sponsor it as a piecemeal solution. What? Exactly. Unfortunately, for too long, Democratic apologists for the Congresswoman parroted her rationale as ever-wise realpolitik, but some good old fashioned grassroots activism has given Sanchez and her die-hard supporters a lesson in democracy. So what, then, was the final straw? This weekend, the OCDT had some of its members advocate at Liberal conferences held by LULAC and the Orange County Federation of Labor. The Congresswoman was present, and apparently got the message. Somebody pinch me! I must be ‘dreaming in color!’
Congratulations to the Orange County Dream Team!
May 26th, 2010 at 10:01 am
HOLY FUCKING SHIT. There might be hope for Loretta after all…
May 26th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Tan Nguyen is pissed! I’m sure he’s making a new sign to put up on all the telephone posts of the 47th! haha
May 26th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Oh, wait: I just got your joke about “dreaming in color”. HAHAHAHAHAHA! I wonder if siding with Dreamers makes Loretta’s skin darker?
May 26th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Yup! Her skin tone is now a more ‘reasonably suspicious’ hue!
May 30th, 2010 at 7:30 am
Maybe she had to do something to deflect attention after she referred to Asiasns as “Chinos” an ethnic slur
May 30th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Or did she just say Chinos for Chinese?