President Obama on Tuesday used the bully pulpit of the State of the Union address to urge Congress to approve contentious legislation it shot down just a month ago: the DREAM Act.
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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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"President Obama should challenge Republicans such as Arizona Sens. John McCain and John Kyl to work with him on immigration reform. Immigration has become the defining issue for Latinos, a fast-growing group of voters who are pivotal in swing states such as Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Florida....
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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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Elizabeth Lee was about to graduate from Lowell High School in San Francisco last May and was making plans for her first semester at UC Berkeley when disaster struck: Her mother was arrested.
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Though the DREAM Act failed to receive 60 votes in the Senate last month, Congressman Jared Polis (CO-2) continues to push for its passage. Watch his impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives.
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I read with outrage the statements of Maryland House Minority Leader Anthony J. O'Donnell (R-Calvert) on the Maryland "DREAM" act . He argued against giving in-state college tuition benefits to undocumented immigrants who have attended Maryland high schools.
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Jan 3, 2011
In the waning days of the lame duck Congress, when Democrats clamored for a citizenship bill for young, illegal immigrants who want to go to college or join the military, Texas Rep. Lamar Smith led conservative opposition and called the DREAM Act an "American nightmare."
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Dec 30, 2010
2010 began with promise for advocates of immigration reform, but it ended with a stark reminder of the obstacles they face.
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