With time running out, Texas Members of Congress must stand by commitment to protecting Dreamers Austin, TX – With one week remaining in this year’s legislative calendar, the lives of millions of Dreamers remain in limbo. Dreamers in Texas and across the country have been mobilizing, making calls, and...
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Ariel Lopez: “It’s like we have an expiration date on our lives” Cleveland, OH – This past weekend, Cleveland-area Dreamers and advocates gathered in Market Square Park and urged lawmakers to pass the “clean” Dream Act by the end of the year. Carrying signs featuring the expiration dates of...
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Ahart Family’s Act of Compassion Demonstrates Spirit of the Season A heartwarming story out of Des Moines, Iowa shows how one family has decided to make a difference in the life of a young girl whose parents were recently deported. As the Des Moines Register highlights in a new video and article, school...
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Dreamers, Allies Double Down to Pass Dream Before Congress Leaves for Holidays With less than a week left in the 2017 congressional calendar, Dreamers, immigrants, allies, and advocates are doubling down at Dream Central – an 1,200 square feet of tent space on the National Mall, which will serve...
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As Congress Dithers, Members Should Understand What’s Really at Stake This Week for Dreamers and America Through a combination of dysfunction, ineptitude and moral cowardice, Congress is lurching towards the end of 2017 without having resolved the urgent crisis of DACA recipients and other young immigrants. Imagine having a...
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Nearly 200,000 TPS Holders from El Salvador Living in Texas and Across the U.S. are in Jeopardy of Losing Protections 36,000 Salvadoran TPS holders in Texas 42,500 U.S. born children in Texas have Salvadoran parents who are TPS holders 24 Days Until DHS Decision Deadline for Salvadorans on 01/08/2018 A recording of today’s call is...
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DHS Decision Deadline for El Salvador 01/08/2018: 24 days Miami, FL – On Thursday, Miami city commissioners passed a resolution to urge the federal government to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Central Americans and to call on Congress to enact a permanent legislative solution for DACA recipients. The full WLRN...
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Austin, TX – Yesterday, Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) said during an interview that he could conceivably end the year by voting on a spending package that didn’t include the Dream Act. Rep. Cuellar represents Laredo and a district that includes more than 8,400 young peoplewho would benefit from the Dream Act...
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