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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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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Congress must pass a 2018 spending package before December 22nd, and advocates across the nation are trying to make it crystal clear to members of Congress that they must attach the Dream Act to any spending bill. On Saturday, advocates in Cleveland, Ohio held a rally to communicate the...
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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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“DACA Recipients Need to Be Pulled From Legal Limbo” An editorial from Pennsylvania’s LancasterOnline.com cites the case of Osman Aroche Enriquez as an example of why it’s urgent for Congress to pass Dreamer legislation as soon as possible. The LNP Editorial Board writes: DACA is a program on which most Americans agree. As...
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There is no crisis…There’s no emergency. The president has given us to March to address it,” according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). His co-conspirator Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) echoed the falsity: ““The deadline is March, as far as I understand it.” Clearly, McConnell and Ryan are no experts...
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For a recording of today’s call, please email nicole@npstrategygroup.com Miramar, FL– This morning, Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam joined Florida Dreamers and leaders to discuss why a legislative solution for Dreamers is so urgent for Florida and America and to call on Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representative John Rutherford (FL-04)...
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New Vox Exclusive Tells How DACA Renewal Applicant Was Detained After USPS Mistake Led to Loss of Status Writing in Vox, Dara Lind breaks the news that, “A former DACA recipient who was waiting to reapply for deportation protections, after his initial application was rejected due to postal service...
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