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The Trail of Dreams 2010 was a 1,500 mile walk from Miami, Florida, to Washington, D.C. created by four students to support the passing of the DREAM Act- proposed federal legislation that would provide conditional resident status to undocumented immigrant students of good moral character. The inspiration for the name "Trail of Dreams" came from The Trail of Tears. ==Background== The Trail of Dreams walk began on January 1, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Four Miami-Dade County college students- Felipe Matos, Gaby Pacheco, Carlos Roa, and Juan Rodriguez- walked the 1,500 miles to the United States capitol in Washington, D.C. The main purposes of the Trail of Dreams walk were to promote human rights, stop the deportations of current undocumented students and to support the DREAM Act.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dreamact.pontealdia.com/purpose/the_trail_of_dreams )〕 Three of the four students were brought to the United States illegally when they were children. They called for immigration reform and legislation that will allow eligible illegal immigrants to obtain citizenship in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/opinion/06wed1.html )〕 The Trail of Dreams chose Washington, D.C. as their endpoint in order to request a meeting with President Barack Obama. One of the walkers, Juan Rodriquez, outlined the Trail of Dreams stance in four statements: WE MUST respect the rights of workers. WE MUST fulfill equal accessibility to education. WE MUST have a just and humane pathway to full citizenship. WE MUST protect the sacred bonds and unity of our families! The press referred to the four student walkers as "DREAMers" or "Dream Walkers". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trail of Dreams 2010」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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