Oct 11, 2011
Illegal immigrants can now apply for state-financed scholarships and aid at state universities after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Saturday that he had signed the second half of a legislative package focused on such students.
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Sep 20, 2011
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The California Legislature has passed the second part of the California Dream Act of 2011, AB 131, which would allow undocumented, college-eligible immigrants to access public financial assistance for higher education.
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Sep 6, 2011
California is on the brink of making a wise investment in its future and delivering a powerful rebuke to poisoned immigration politics at the national level. This week, the Legislature is expected to pass the California Dream Act, a bill to allow undocumented immigrants to receive state-financed college scholarships...
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We're seeing more progress in California as the legislature moves towards passage of the second part of that state's DREAM Act. This latest legislation, AB 130, would give DREAMers access to publicly funded financial aid. In late July, Governor Brown signed the companion legislation that let DREAMers apply for...
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The California Legislature is poised to pass a law that would allow illegal immigrants to receive state-financed aid for college. Known as the California Dream Act, the bill underscores the ways states are navigating their own way through controversial immigration issues, as the Obama administration has been unable to...
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Rep. Lamar Smith, leader of the Congressional Mass Deportation Caucus and self-appointed leading pundit, recently sent a "Dear Colleague" letter pushing cherry-picked polling information to further his agenda.
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Aug 25, 2011
Activists say nine illegal immigrant students and their supporters were arrested in demonstrations at immigration offices in Los Angeles over a fingerprint sharing program. Youth activist Mohammad Abdollahi says five illegal immigrant students and graduates held a sit-in Wednesday at the building where federal officers ready immigrants for deportation.
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Aug 9, 2011
Citing the Defense of Marriage Act, the Obama administration denied immigration benefits to a married gay couple from San Francisco and ordered the expulsion of a man who is the primary caregiver to his AIDS-afflicted spouse.
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His middle name is Diego, so I'm going to call him that, and I'll tell you he's 23. But if I give away too much identifying information, he's sure to lose his job. Or worse. Diego, who works in retail, was born in Mexico and got some tough news...
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