HB1403THREATENED:TOPIC DISCUSSED @ RETREAT!!

Hello everyone,

YOUR FUTURE IS BEING TREATHENED AND YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHINGABOUT IT!! JIFM-UH has a mission and purpose and for that reason we need YOU to help us this summer to work on staving off the attack to repeal instate tuition for immigrant students (SB 1528 formally known as HB 1403). We face a most serious challenge from those who are being flamed into action to overturn SB 1528 by AM radio personalities, a Texas Republican Platform, independents such as Kinky Freemen and State Comptroller Strayhorn along with US Congressman John Culberson.

06.13.06
Culberson Amendments Adopted by House Appropriations Committee
Today, Representative John Culberson (R-TX) successfully added two amendments to the FY2007 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill. The first amendment prohibits federal funds in the bill from being used to provide in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants.

"The Appropriations Committee approved my amendment today to enforce existing federal law which prohibits state universities from giving illegal aliens in state tuition rates or other education benefits unless the university also grants those same benefits and in-state tuition rates to students from all 50 states. Texas and eight other states have passed laws granting in-state tuition to illegal aliens, and I will work to make sure that Texas and these other states have time to act, but these state laws must be repealed because they violate federal law and defy common sense," Congressman Culberson said. (FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: http://culberson.house.gov/)


REPORT FROM JIFM-TEXAS RETREAT:
ALTHOUGH, WE TRIED TO HAVE FUN AT THE RETREAT NEAR FRIO RIVER IN CENTRAL TEXAS, IT WAS HARD TO STOP THINKING ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS THIS AMENDEMENT IS TO OUR HB1403 STUDENTS AND HOW MANY LIVES WULL BE AFFECTED AND FUTURES CHANGED IF WE DON'T FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT OF -EDUCATION FOR ALL TEXANS-. IT IS ESPECIALLY THREATENING TO THE THOUSANDS OF TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO WANT TO CONTINUE AND HAVE A RIGHT TO THEIR EDUCATION IN A STATE THAT WOULD ONLY BENEFIT FROM HAVING EDUCATED AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.

THIS SUMMER ALONG WITH PREPARING FOR THE FALL SEMESTER, JIFM-UH WILL TAKE ON A HUGE TASK. A TASKS THAT ALL HB 1403 STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE INTRESTS IN DOING.. RECRUITING!!!
IT MEANS GETTING INVOLVED!!! WE NEED YOU!!

JIFM will be working effortlessly to:

1. Create an state-wide data base (1. HB 1403 students 2. Supporters)
2. Phone calls, faxes, post cards, and personal letters to Representatives (fighting fire with fire!)
3. Local lobby days through out the state
4. Press conferences (tentative for july 3rd/Culberson's Office)
5. Capital lobby day
6. Resolutions for school board, college boards of regents, cities, and so forth
7. Create a STATE-WIDE COALITION!!
8. Create a templete for a letter of support for representatives in Texas.

How can you help?

1. We need all HB 1403 students to email jifmuhcentral@gmail.com with SUBJECT: "HB1403 STUDENT"
Include the following:

Name
Email
Phone Number (home, work, cell)
Occupation (student @ UH, ESL Teacher Lee High School)
Relation to the group (member of UH JIFM)


2. We also need names for individuals or names of people who are part of an organization who are willing to work with us . Please email mailto:jifmuhcentral@gmail.comwith SUBJECT: "INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTER/ORGANIZATION"
Include the following:

Name
Name of Organization (if applicable)
Email
Phone Number (home, work, cell)
Occupation (student @ UH, ESL Teacher Lee High School)
Relation to the group (member of UH JIFM)


WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AND UPDATE...NEXT GATHERING TUESDAY @ LAUREN'S

United we DREAM!
-Donajih-

-IF WE DON'T FIGHT FOR OUR DREAM NOBODY ELSE WILL!!!!-