Students and youth are participating in a week-long fast aimed at urging the California congressional delegation to move forward immigration reform that includes legal residency and a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented youth. The fast moved into its fourth day on July 5th, as participants met with Chair of the Immigration Subcommittee Zoe Lofgren and then united with fasters across the state in San Francisco.

On July 5th, students and supporters held a rally at Senator Dianne Feinstein's office and then marched back to Civic Center Plaza to greet approximately two dozen students who came from all over California to join the fast.

Among the twelve million undocumented people currently residing in the U.S., it is estimated that approximately 2 million are children. Over 65,000 undocumented youth graduate from high school and college each year with little hope of attaining higher education or a job once out of school. Students and youth are paying close attention to the DREAM Act, a bill which could allow undocumented students who meet certain requirements to obtain legal residency.

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