English (en español al final de la página): McClatchy DC: Bipartisan senators move to protect young immigrants from deportation By James Rosen The Hill: Senators move to protect ‘Dreamers’ By Jordain Carney NBC: Is Trump Softening on Young Immigrants? Senators Hope So, Offer Bill By Suzanne Gamboa Politico: Senators...
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Dec 9, 2016
Today, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that he and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will introduce the Bridge Act, which if passed would provide “provisional protected status” for the undocumented youth who currently qualify for President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) are...
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As Inauguration Day nears, Americans across the country are voicing their support for the 750,000 DREAMers who have been able to live and work without fear because of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as well as the broader immigrant community that is at risk of deportation...
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Earlier this week, Sen. Dick Durbin shared the story of Luke, a gifted student and community leader who is currently a PhD candidate in chemistry at the University of Chicago. According to a letter Luke wrote to Sen. Durbin, “DACA did much more than shielding me from deportation and changing my immediate circumstances;...
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English (en español al final de la página): Politico: Trump Taps Kelly for DHS By Ted Hesson CBS: What can Obama do to help protect DREAMers from Donald Trump? By Reena Flores Houston Chronicle: Trump’s Homeland Security pick signals priority of border security By Bill Lambrecht Medill Reports Chicago:...
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Dec 8, 2016
Iowa’s Steve King is no stranger to disgusting comments about immigrants. He’s done everything from drawing a parallel between immigrants and livestock, to calling his comparison between immigrants and dogs “a compliment.” But, King has always focused his attention on one specific group of immigrants: DREAMers. Remember that whole...
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With General John Kelly Trump’s official pick to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), here are three key questions we want him to answer: Will you counsel President Trump to keep the DACA program for Dreamers in place? The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is an unqualified...
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With inauguration just 43 days away, it is clear that the first big fight of the Trump administration will center on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the future of at least 750,000 DREAMers. Across the nation, DREAMers and their allies are standing up to talk about...
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English (en español al final de la página): New York Times: Trump Appears to Soften on Deporting Thousands of Young Immigrants By Amy Chozick New York Times: Donald Trump Picks John Kelly, Retired General, to Lead Homeland Security By Mark Landler and Maggie Haberman Associated Press: Trump chooses hardliners...
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Dec 7, 2016
La subjetividad con la que se escoge algo en la vida tiene que ver directamete con la serie de valores que nos respaldan, esos que nos han formado a lo largo de los años y que nos definen de pies a cabeza. Son nuestro reflejo, lo que proyectamos hacia...
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