Washington, DC - Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer, Eliseo Medina, released the following statement after yesterday's Congressional Budget Office report shows the DREAM Act will reduce the deficit by $1.4 Billion over 10 years and increase revenue by $2.3 Billion from 2011 to 2020.

"The facts are piling up against DREAM Act naysayers. What more do they need to hear to convince them that the DREAM Act is good for our economy, good for our communities and vital to our nation's defense?

"The DREAM Act provides a path to citizenship for children who were brought to this country by no choice of their own. There is no better way to drive innovation and creativity in our economy than to provide the opportunity for some of America's brightest students to earn a path to citizenship by attending college or serving in the U.S Military.

"66 percent of American voters want this commonsense piece of legislation to pass. Now it's time for Congress to put politics aside and lead!"

SEIU, together with allies, is making 20,000 calls a day to members of the House and Senate. Earlier this week, SEIU joined allies to announce a 6-figure Spanish and English radio ad buy in six states to pressure GOP Senators to support the DREAM Act. In the coming days, SEIU will continue supporting actions, hunger strikes and rallies in support of the DREAM Act until Congress puts smart policy ahead of politics and opens the doors of opportunity to these high-achieving DREAMers.

With 2.2 million members in Canada, the United States and Puerto Rico, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in the Americas. Focused on uniting workers in healthcare, public services and property services, SEIU members are winning better wages, healthcare and more secure jobs for our communities, while uniting their strength with their counterparts around the world to help ensure that workers--not just corporations and CEOs--benefit from today's global economy.

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