United We Dream Network to Congressional Republicans: If Sean Hannity Can "Evolve" on Citizenship for New Americans, So Can You!

50,000 Latinos Turn 18 Every Month – The Clock is Ticking for Action Washington, DC – Talk radio host Sean Hannity said yesterday that he had “evolved” on a pathway to citizenship for immigrants without papers. Hannity’s comments were the latest in a string of Republican and conservative leaders including Charles Krauthamer, Speaker John Boehner, Leader Eric Cantor and others who have realized the obvious: Latino voters don’t appreciate it when politicians lash out at their youth, the DREAMers, and their families. NAME, a member of the National Coordinating Committee for United We Dream, the largest network of immigrant youth led organizations in the country issued the following statement: "For years, conservative leaders have told DREAMers that they support us and our families behind closed doors. DREAMers are glad to see conservatives begin to poke their heads out of the anti-immigrant closet by speaking publicly about citizenship. "But DREAMers know the difference between talk and action; and we know how to win. After years of talk, the President agreed to protect DREAMers from deportation after the enormous pressure we put on his Administration to deliver. And after Republicans talked a good game to our face and then voted against the DREAM Act, we made sure that Latino voters cast their ballots with us in mind. "DREAMers call on both parties to create a roadmap to citizenship for us and all of the millions undocumented Americans. We will not rest until we win anything less. "900,000 DREAMers are expected to apply for our new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program over the next two years and according to the polling firm Latino Decisions, 50,000 U.S. born Latinos – our cousins, siblings and friends – become eligible to vote every month. The demand in our community and in all immigrant communities for politicians to deliver citizenship is only going to get stronger. "Our message for Republican leaders in Congress is: if Sean Hannity can evolve on immigration, so can you." For more information, and to interview members of United We Dream, please contact Rafael Noboa y Rivera, (202) 455-4673, or Marisol Valero, (281) 806-0170, marisol@unitedwedream.org