Apr 6, 2011
This week we received some good news from our friends in Tennessee. The thousands of faxes we all sent to ICE, on Manolo's behalf, made a huge difference. Just hours before he would have deported, officials decided to reopen his case. Manolo recorded this video to say...
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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?
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Mar 18, 2011
Since Christmas, Mario Aregullin has been sitting in a Georgia detention center. Though he's been in the United States since he was a baby, he was forced to spend Christmas, New Year's, and Valentine's Day away from his family, friends, and his bride-to-be, Brandi.
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Another day, another fight in the absence of a coherent federal immigration policy. This weekend, America's Voice learned the story of Mariano Cardoso Jr. of New Britain, Connecticut, a 22-year-old DREAMer who is stepping away from a life in the shadows to very publicly fight against his imminent deportation.
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News about one of the lucky 900 today: Pedro Gutierrez, a 22-year old Arizonan, has been granted a one-year stay of deportation, thanks to DREAM activists and DREAM Act supporters all over the nation.
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John and Joan Nkata are like any other hard-working immigrant family. After arriving here legally from Malawi on an education visa in 1990 with their then-11 month old and 4 year old daughters, Dominique and Tapiwa, the Nkata's were finally issued permanent resident status in 2009. The Nkata's successfully...
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Last week, as Pedro—an orphan who grew up American and dreams of serving in the Marine Corps —faced imminent deportation from the country he hopes to serve.
Well, Pedro's community bolted into action -- and so did you. Last week, over ten thousand faxes were sent on Pedro's behalf, and...
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Jan 18, 2011
Pedro Gutierrez, an orphan who grew up in Arizona, was brought here by his grandmother when he was only 7 years old. Though she passed away when Pedro was still a child, Pedro persevered and, with the support of his community, went on to graduate high school. Like so...
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Pedro was desperately counting on the DREAM Act to pass.
He's an orphan who grew up in Arizona and has no family or friends in Mexico. His grandmother brought him to the US at the age of 7, but passed away when he was still a child.
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Jan 13, 2011
When Zahid was young, his father told him that he should serve the country he loves.
So that's what he did.
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