Looks like the hard work and persistence of some New York-based DREAMers (and activists from all around the nation) paid off. New York now joins Maryland, California, Illinois, and Connecticut as states that are trying to push state versions of the DREAM Act.
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Three months after the defeat of the Dream Act, a Congressional bill that would have provided a path to legal residency for young illegal immigrants, a state senator from New York City has introduced his own version of the legislation in Albany. Unlike its federal counterpart, the bill...
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Looks like the hard work and persistence of some New York-based dreamers (and around the country, really) paid off. New York now joins Maryland, California, Illinois, and Connecticut as states that are trying to push state versions of the DREAM Act, a federal bill that sadly wasn't passed...
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Last week, New York State DREAMers went to Albany to lobbying members of the New York State Legislature for a state DREAM Act. Albor Ruiz from the New York Daily News profiled César Vargas and his work on DREAM.
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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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We need a coherent, responsible policy, and we're collecting signatures asking the White House to stop deporting DREAMers. We'll hand-deliver the petition to the White House, so please sign your name to tell our leaders in Washington, DC, that we'll continue to fight for the Dream Act.
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Maryland state senators on Monday signed off on legislation that would make undocumented immigrants eligible for in-state tuition benefits at the state's public colleges.
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It's a dream for hundreds of Connecticut high school students, but it's out of reach because they are illegal. Proponents say there's no cost to the state, and kids should not pay for mistakes made by their parents. Opponents say it's full of potential problems.
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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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Not so long ago, Mariano Cardoso Jr. felt alone and beyond help as he faced being forced to leave the country where he grew up, deported to Mexico as an undocumented immigrant. The 22-year-old Capital Community College student saw his dream of becoming a math professor or civil...
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