Last Friday, President Obama took to the airwaves to announce a bold new deportation strategy for DREAM Act youth: effective immediately, DREAMers who meet certain criteria will be protected from deportation and eligible to apply for work permits. While commentators and editorial boards all over the nation applauded the... Continue »
El alivio temporal a jóvenes indocumentados anunciado el viernes por el presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, quien busca la reelección, puso a la defensiva a su virtual rival republicano Mitt Romney en el tema de la inmigración. Continue »
La decisión anunciada el 15 de junio por la Administración del Presidente Barack Obama, de frenar la deportación de dreamers (soñadores) beneficia a unos 1.4 millones de jóvenes indocumentados. Tres días después muchos se preguntan a quiénes beneficia la medida, cuánto entra en vigor, cómo se postula para obtener el... Continue »
Finalmente se hizo. La excelente decisión de la Administración Obama de proteger de la deportación a una categoría de jóvenes es un acto de justicia que también tiene sus beneficios económicos a largo plazo para la nación. Continue »
On Friday, President Obama and DHS announced welcome news that undocumented youth are now free from deportation, and can register to receive work permits. And while we’re still gleaning information on how this process will work, we thought that in the meantime, we’d pull together a list of resources... Continue »
President Obama’s bold announcement last Friday to protect hundreds of thousands of DREAMers from deportation generated strong support from many of the nation’s leading editorial boards, who agreed with La Opinión that it is “an act of justice that also has long-term economic benefits for the nation.”  Political observers also agree... Continue »
President Obama’s bold decision to protect hundreds of thousands of DREAM Act-eligible young people from deportation generated strongly supportive reactions from many of the nation’s leading editorial boards, who shared La Opinión’s assessment that it is “an act of justice that also has long-term economic benefits for the nation.” ... Continue »
This week, President Barack Obama will arrive at the annual conference of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) in Orlando, Florida, with more in hand than a broken promise to pass comprehensive immigration reform. He’ll arrive on the heels of his announcement of temporary relief... Continue »