The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
December 8, 2010

Students Stage Hunger Strike for DREAM Act Passage
--------------------------------------------------



A group of seven Texas college students are on their 29th day of a
hunger strike in support of the DREAM Act, a provision that would allow
undocumented young people a chance at citizenship. Under the measure,
immigrant youth could obtain permanent residency with a chance for
citizenship, provided they attend college for at least two years or
enlist in the military. The students have vowed to remain on a
liquid-only diet until Congress approves the DREAM Act. The House and
Senate could hold a vote as early as today. A recent Congressional
Budget Office report found that the DREAM Act would knock $1.4 billion
off the federal deficit over the next decade.



.