HBA-DC FIRST LOCAL LEGISLATIVE DAY A SUCCESS

HBA-DC participated in today's launch of the HNBA Dream Resolution Campaign. The HNBA unveiled a new project to get model resolutions passed in state legislatures that encourage Congress to pass the DREAM Act. HBA-DC President Lyzka P. DeLaCruz, Board Member Fernando Rivero, Legislative Chair Eissa Villasenor, and Member Karl Tetzlaff, accompanied by DREAMers, visited the offices of the 12 Councilmember of the Council of the District of Columbia on July 9th. The morning was spent meeting with Councilmembers, their staffs, and sharing information about the model DREAM Act resolution. Response was overwhelmingly supportive. HBA-DC expects that the Council will pass the HNBA model resolution in the near future. This legislative effort caps more than a year of HBA-DC's participation, through its Legislative & Policy Issues Committee, in the research and development of the resolution. More information about the HNBA model resolution project can be obtained at the HNBA's DREAM Act page: http://www.hnba.com/dream/.