Jun 23, 2010
Three young women in North Carolina are starving for the DREAM Act. Viridiana, Loida and Rosario – known as the "North Carolina Dream Team" -- are on day eight of their hunger strike, and will continue with it until Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) publicly endorses this common-sense piece of...
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Jun 21, 2010
After the news of his plight generated outcry and editorials on his behalf, the announcement that Eric Balderas will not face deportation is both a welcome development and a clarion call to pass the DREAM Act.
According to Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice, "While Eric's story is resolved...
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On July 6, he will have a hearing before an immigration judge, almost exactly one year when the U.S Government delayed the deportation of another student, Walter Lara, who like Eric received national attention in his fight to prevent his deportation to a place that he did not...
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This is what it has come to. Our nation's immigration system is so dysfunctional that a Harvard biology major, a stellar student who dreams of curing cancer, is being threatened with deportation by the Department of Homeland Security.
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The Spanish-Language press covers the Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary meeting in Campeche, Mexico in where Legislators talk about immigration reform. Guatemalans are denied temporary protected status (TPS) while Harvard student who was detained over the weekend, faces deportation back to Mexico.
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Jun 10, 2010
With comprehensive immigration reform stalled, we strongly believe that the time has come for Congress to pass the DREAM Act. They should do it now -- this summer. The measure would provide a path to citizenship for young people who are Americans in all but paperwork.
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Among the 10,000 or so protesters who gathered in front of the state Capitol here last weekend under a scorching sun, one group stood out. Despite the heat, they wore graduation caps and gowns in shiny royal blue and sunburst yellow.
They were graduates of American colleges, young people who...
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The courageous Trail of Dreams students are at it again. Having completed a 1500 mile trek from Miami to Washington fighting for their cause to end the deportation of students and separation of families, the student activists traveled to Arizona to request a meeting with the controversial, anti-immigrant...
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Monday evening was intense for those following the young immigrant leaders who have become known as the "#DreamAct5," as they updated twitter followers live from their sit-in in Senator John McCain's office. The peaceful but powerful action in Tuscon, Arizona, took place on the 65th anniversary of the landmark...
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A second-grader stole the show today, even as U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon held a press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House. They spoke about the need for immigration reform and about concerns over Arizona's harsh new law. Nothing particularly surprising.
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