Nov 30, 2010
This morning, at the National Immigration Forum, I spent time with 20 of the most impressive young people I've ever met. They are DREAMers from all over the country who are here, in Washington, DC, to look Senators in the eye and ask them to support the DREAM Act.
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With both chambers of Congress planning to take up the DREAM Act this year, students who would benefit from the legislation are joining with labor and immigration reform advocates to announce the details of a six-figure ad buy in Spanish and English media. The ad campaign targets senators...
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Cecilia Munoz, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, is scheduled to host a live, streaming online discussion on the DREAM Act beginning at around 3:00 pm EST on Monday, November 29.
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Did you slip into a turkey coma last week? This should get you up to speed, with a vote on the DREAM Act rapidly approaching. Prominent conservative voices are increasingly speaking up for the DREAM Act, even as the popular measure continues to weather attacks by certain hardline Senators....
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The Spanish-language media, both print and online, devote significant coverage to the imminent debate over the DREAM Act in the U.S. Senate over the coming days.
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Over the weekend, one of Illinois' most respected Republican voices, former Governor Jim Edgar, penned an op-ed in support of the DREAM Act. Also, check out the new video project called "Illinois Dreams Together," in which participants around the state send a video message to Illinois Senator Mark Kirk...
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Nov 25, 2010
Check out this great Turkey-day post from the folks at Immigration Impact, about how to approach the topic of immigration reform with loved ones, friends, and your crazy uncle Joey (everyone's got one).
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Nov 24, 2010
Today, Media Matters has more on Sessions' spurious DREAM Act memo.
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There is a wide gulf between extremists like Sessions and sensible Americans who recognize the importance of DREAM. In fact, 70% of the American people support the DREAM Act. In truth, the DREAM Act is a narrowly-tailored and traditionally bipartisan piece of legislation that ensures that only those with...
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There are thousands of patriotic youth who graduate from high school each year with dreams of serving the only country they know, but are ineligible to enlist in the U.S. armed forces because they lack legal immigration status. On a conference call with reporters this Tuesday, U.S. military veterans...
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