Campus Progress Vid on DREAM Act & #HCR

Campus Progress has been busy today! They released their video about the DREAM Act

And a great piece on the Huffington Post by Erica Williams about Health Care being THE issue for youth.

"CNN's poll released yesterday shows a striking generational divide over support of Obama's health care plan, with the reform being significantly more popular among young people than among adults over the age of 50. Nevertheless, every day I try new responses to those that ignorantly assume I don't care about health care reform because I'm under 30 and supposedly invincible.

I could tell them that health care reform is my fight because my partner, 25 years old, is an entrepreneur, consultant, and all around brilliant guy who cares more about professional fulfillment than financial gain and has thus been without insurance for 3 years. I've cried myself to sleep many a night over his lack of coverage, terrified that at any moment, an illness or accident could push us into financial ruin in the beginning stages of our life together.

I could tell them that health care reform is my fight because 60% of my friends (yes, I did the math...) have lost their jobs in the past 6 months and don't go to the doctor. Or that my godmother died of cancer with health insurance that wouldn't cover her treatment."

Read the whole thing if you have a moment, its a great piece that perfectly captures the plight young people face with a lack of affordable health care. Its much more accurate than the NYTimes narrative about the "Invincible Generation."