Four Miami college students began what they're calling "The Trail of Dreams"—a 1,500-mile trek to Washington, D.C. starting New Years Day to advocate for immigration reform.

The group of students, some legal residents and others undocumented, hope to mount support for the DREAM Act, legislation that would allow eligible undocumented students to gain U.S. citizenship.  The marchers are raising awareness for the plight of children brought to the United States by their parents illegally who then often face deportation after growing up in the United States.
All of the students said they are willing to take the risks involved in calling attention to students, like some of the marchers, who are here illegally.

One of the students, Juan Rodriguez who is president of the student government at Miami-Dade College's InterAmerican Campus, came to the United States from Colombia with his parents as a young child.

"I'm tired of coming back to school each semester and hearing about another friend who was picked up and deported," Rodriguez said to a group of supporters.

The students said they were inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, and the migrant farm workers who walked the length of California in the 1970s.

The Florida Immigrant Coalition is assisting the students with logistics, and following them with an RV to provide shelter at night and a bathroom.


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