texas dream act

Senate Democrats held a press conference this morning (re)introducing the U.S. DREAM Act, a day after President Obama gave a speech on border enforcement and immigration reform in El Paso, Texas. (We live-tweeted the press conference here.) Continue »

In his State of the Union Address, President Obama said that it makes "no sense to deport talented, responsible young people." So then why are young DREAMers, like Mario Perez, still getting deported? Continue »

The Maryland State Senate is beginning its deliberations on legislation to grant in-state tuition to the state's undocumented students. Casa de Maryland has more information on this bill, which is called the "Maryland DREAM." Continue »

This backgrounder on constitutional citizenship reveals that recent attempts to deny citizenship to babies is unconstitutional and wrong, leading to millions of dollars lost in litigation, and viewed by the fastest growing voting demographic -- Latinos -- as an attack on their community. Moreover, revoking the 14th amendment... Continue »

Although a majority of U.S. Senators voted in favor of the DREAM Act last Saturday, the 55-41 vote failed to meet the 60 vote threshold and will not advance. This is particularly disappointing given the fact that the legislation had already passed the House and was just five... Continue »

09/12/10 a 8:19am por Maribel Hastings Maribel Hastings America’s Voice WASHINGTON – Contra todos los pronósticos, la Cámara de Representantes aprobó anoche el proyecto DREAM Act de legalización de jóvenes indocumentados, pero la medida enfrenta otra prueba de fuego en el Senado. En votación partidista de 216 sobre 198,... Continue »

The December 2010 DREAM Act debate in the House got really ugly really quick, with Reps. Steve King (R-IA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), and others associating DREAM students with coyotes, drug smugglers, and murderers, and labeling the bill an "affirmative action amnesty." Their lies about the DREAM Act will... Continue »