Environmental​ ​and​ ​Conservation​ ​Community​ ​Support​ ​the​ ​Passage​ ​of​ ​a​ ​Clean​ ​Dream​ ​Act WASHINGTON,​ ​D.C.​ ​—​ ​A​ ​broad​ ​coalition​ ​of​ ​Environmental​ ​and​ ​Conservation​ ​Groups,​ ​issued​ ​the following​ ​joint​ ​statement​ ​in​ ​support​ ​of​ ​Congress​ ​passing​ ​a​ ​clean​ ​Dream​ ​Act. Since​ ​August​ ​2012,​ ​the​ ​Deferred​ ​Action​ ​for​ ​Childhood​ ​Arrivals​ ​(DACA)​ ​program​ ​has​ ​protected​ ​close​ ​to 800,000​ ​DREAMers​ ​whose​ ​very​ ​existence​ ​epitomizes​ ​courage,​ ​ambition,​ ​love​ ​of​ ​family,​ ​and​ ​devotion​ ​to this​ ​country.​ ​DREAMers​ ​are​ ​our​ ​family,​ ​our​ ​friends,​ ​our​ ​colleagues​ ​and​ ​our​ ​neighbors​ ​who​ ​were​ ​brought to​ ​the​ ​United​ ​States​ ​as​ ​children,​ ​call​ ​this​ ​country​ ​home,​ ​and​ ​know​ ​of​ ​no​ ​other​ ​home.​ ​DACA​ ​has​ ​allowed them​ ​to​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​be​ ​with​ ​their​ ​families,​ ​their​ ​children,​ ​and​ ​to​ ​work​ ​without​ ​fear​ ​of​ ​deportation.​ ​These​ ​are inspiring​ ​young​ ​adults​ ​who​ ​are​ ​defending​ ​our​ ​interests​ ​at​ ​home​ ​and​ ​abroad,​ ​attending​ ​school,​ ​contributing to​ ​our​ ​economy,​ ​taking​ ​care​ ​of​ ​their​ ​families,​ ​advocating​ ​for​ ​their​ ​communities,​ ​and​ ​contributing​ ​to​ ​the future​ ​of​ ​America.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​their​ ​home,​ ​their​ ​only​ ​home. As​ ​environmental​ ​organizations,​ ​we​ ​fundamentally​ ​believe​ ​that​ ​the​ ​defense​ ​and​ ​protection​ ​of​ ​vulnerable communities​ ​and​ ​ecosystems​ ​is​ ​crucial​ ​to​ ​upholding​ ​principles​ ​of​ ​justice​ ​and​ ​equity​ ​in​ ​our​ ​work.​ ​We​ ​are committed​ ​to​ ​fighting​ ​for​ ​healthy​ ​and​ ​safe​ ​communities​ ​where​ ​we​ ​are​ ​all​ ​able​ ​to​ ​thrive,​ ​regardless​ ​of​ ​an individual's​ ​immigration​ ​status.​ ​Inherent​ ​in​ ​that​ ​vision​ ​is​ ​the​ ​principle​ ​that​ ​DREAMers​ ​should​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to protect​ ​the​ ​health,​ ​safety​ ​and​ ​the​ ​environment​ ​of​ ​their​ ​communities​ ​without​ ​fear​ ​of​ ​retaliation​ ​or deportation.​ ​DREAMers​ ​represent​ ​the​ ​best​ ​values​ ​of​ ​this​ ​country​ ​and​ ​we​ ​must​ ​without​ ​hesitation​ ​or trepidation​ ​embrace​ ​our​ ​nation's​ ​DREAMers​ ​and​ ​stand​ ​in​ ​solidarity​ ​with​ ​their​ ​fight​ ​to​ ​stay​ ​in​ ​this​ ​country. DREAMers​ ​are​ ​scientists,​ ​scholars,​ ​lawyers,​ ​doctors,​ ​advocates,​ ​artists​ ​and​ ​so​ ​much​ ​more.​ ​Many​ ​have contributed​ ​immeasurably​ ​to​ ​our​ ​country,​ ​its​ ​institutions​ ​and​ ​communities,​ ​and​ ​its​ ​movements​ ​-​ ​including the​ ​environmental​ ​movement.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​because​ ​of​ ​this,​ ​that​ ​we​ ​must​ ​emphatically​ ​stand​ ​in​ ​common​ ​cause with​ ​DREAMers​ ​and​ ​other​ ​social​ ​justice​ ​and​ ​civil​ ​rights​ ​institutions​ ​in​ ​calling​ ​for​ ​the​ ​passage​ ​of​ ​a​ ​clean DREAM​ ​Act.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​our​ ​obligation​ ​and​ ​privilege​ ​as​ ​a​ ​collective​ ​of​ ​stewards;​ ​not​ ​only​ ​of​ ​the​ ​natural environment​ ​that​ ​we​ ​leave​ ​for​ ​future​ ​generations,​ ​but​ ​the​ ​values​ ​that​ ​we​ ​leave​ ​them​ ​as​ ​well. Beyond​ ​the​ ​Bomb

Chesapeake​ ​Climate​ ​Action Network​ ​(CCAN)

Bluestem​ ​Communications

Citizens​ ​Coal​ ​Council

Bold​ ​Alliance

Clean​ ​Water​ ​Action

Alliance​ ​of​ ​Nurses​ ​for​ ​Healthy Environments

Boston​ ​Area​ ​Solar​ ​Energy Association

Climate​ ​Hawks​ ​Vote

American​ ​Rivers

Campaign​ ​For​ ​America (CFA)

350.org Alaska​ ​Wilderness​ ​League Alliance​ ​for​ ​Climate Education​ ​(ACE)

Audubon​ ​Naturalist​ ​Society Azul Better​ ​Future​ ​Project

Care​ ​About​ ​Climate Center​ ​for​ ​Biological​ ​Diversity

Conservation​ ​Law Foundation Corazón​ ​Latino Defend​ ​Our​ ​Future Defenders​ ​of​ ​Wildlife

Earth​ ​Art​ ​for​ ​Science

Hispanic​ ​Access​ ​Foundation

Earth​ ​Ethics,​ ​Inc.

Hispanic​ ​Federation

Earth​ ​Guardians​ ​Inc.

KY​ ​Student​ ​Environmental Coalition

Earthjustice Earthworks EDF​ ​Action

Our​ ​Climate PolicyLink Power​ ​Shift​ ​Network Rachel's​ ​Network

LCV's​ ​Chispa

Rogue​ ​Climate

League​ ​of​ ​Conservation Voters

Rural​ ​Coalition

Elders​ ​Climate​ ​Action

Mi​ ​Familia​ ​Vota

Endangered​ ​Species Coalition

Moms​ ​Clean​ ​Air​ ​Force

Sierra​ ​Club SOLURSO,​ ​Sustainable Urban​ ​Solutions

National​ ​Family​ ​Farm Coalition

Students​ ​for​ ​Community​ ​& Environmental​ ​Action

Florida​ ​Student​ ​Power Network

National​ ​Latino​ ​Farmers​ ​and Ranchers​ ​Trade​ ​Association

Sustainable​ ​Practices

Food​ ​&​ ​Water​ ​Watch

National​ ​Parks​ ​Conservation Association

Farmworker​ ​Justice

Friends​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Earth Gasp,​ ​Inc.

Natural​ ​Resources​ ​Defense Council

Green​ ​2.0

NCLR​ ​Action​ ​Fund

Green​ ​For​ ​All

Ocean​ ​Conservancy

Greenpeace​ ​USA

Oil​ ​Change​ ​International

Greensgrow

Oregon​ ​Environmental Council

GreenLatinos Gulf​ ​Restoration​ ​Network Hip​ ​Hop​ ​Caucus

Organize​ ​Florida Our​ ​Childrens​ ​Trust

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