English (en español al final de la página): TPM: Senators Launch Bipartisan Effort To Protect DREAMers From Trump By Lauren Fox Huffington Post: Senators Draft Bipartisan Bill To Give Undocumented Youths ‘A Fighting Chance’ In Trump’s America By Elise Foley The Hill: Senators crafting bill to limit deportations under...
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Yesterday’s viral #SaveDACA campaign has stretched into today, with DREAMers continuing to share more their inspirational stories with our nation’s leaders. Sen. Dick Durbin — who, along with Senate Democrats, kicked off the hashtag yesterday — briefly mentioned the campaign during a floor speech today, saying that the #SaveDACA was viewed...
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hite Florida man has been charged with battery after he was accused of punching an Hispanic man in the back of the head “for Donald Trump.” The Gainesville Sun reported that the incident occurred on Nov. 10 while the victim was cleaning the parking lot at a Gate Food...
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A University of Michigan student was approached by a stranger who threatened to set her on fire with a lighter if she didn’t remove her hijab, police said. The incident occurred between 5:30 and 7 p.m. on Friday just outside the campus in Ann Arbor. Police said the woman...
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A Latina woman working as a nanny in SF’s Marina district was physically and verbally attacked Monday in a hate crime at Fort Mason’s Great Meadow. As CBS 5 reports, the incident happened while the woman was looking after two small children, and a man dressed all in black...
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A 56-year-old Patterson man who told two employees of a local grocery store that he “wants to shoot all Spanish-speaking people” is in custody, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday. Police say two employees of Putnam Lake Market on Fairfield Drive were talking to each other in...
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Sen. Dick Durbin continued lifting up the stories of DACA recipients, this morning sharing the successes of Asael Reyes from Chicago, Illinois. When Asael was in high school when he found out he was undocumented. Devastated, he felt he “had no future” and he dropped out of school after...
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English (en español al final de la página): News4Jax (Florida): Undocumented immigrant tuition issue re-emerges By Brandon Larrebee Politico: Graham preparing ‘Dreamers’ bill By Seung Min Kim The Hill: Graham to roll out extension of Obama immigration program By Jordain Carney Washington Post: Catholic college leaders pledge solidarity with...
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DREAMers shared their DACA stories in a hugely successful social media campaign that trended nationally on Twitter throughout the day. #SaveDACA, kicked off by Sen. Dick Durbin and Senate Democrats, encouraged DACA recipients to share their personal stories and why DACA is so vital to their futures. Elected officials, community leaders...
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Earlier this week, Sen. Dick Durbin spoke on the Senate floor about Father Rey Piñeda, a DACA recipient and Catholic priest. Like Father Piñeda, the futures of Yuri and Valentina depend on the future of DACA, which could be undone on Day One of a Donald Trump Presidency. Earlier today, Sen. Durbin shared Yuri...
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