Ana Zamora is a DREAMer who has lived in Texas most of her life, after being brought to the US by her parents when she was a baby. Tonight, she’ll also be an honored guest in the First Lady’s box at the State of the Union. MSNBC has a...
Continue
»
Jan 14, 2015
Today House Republicans passed anti-immigrant legislation that would overturn last November’s executive actions, end the DACA program for DREAMers, and maximize deportations of undocumented immigrants settled in America. These Republicans don’t seem to get that for millions of Americans this issue is not political, it is deeply personal. With this...
Continue
»
Arizona’s famously anti-immigrant Sheriff Joe Arpaio spent today trying to argue in favor of more deportations — but in Arizona it was a joyous day for local DREAMers, who were finally able to start applying for driver’s licenses after a protracted legal battle with Gov. Jan Brewer. In photos and tweets,...
Continue
»
Sheriff Joe Arpaio today is asking a federal judge to suspend President Obama’s executive action until a court ruling can be issued on the constitutionality of the action. In other words, it’s three days before Christmas, and Arpaio is petitioning a federal court for the resumption of deportations that separate families....
Continue
»
It took a decision from the Supreme Court, but Jan Brewer’s executive order denying Arizona DREAMers driver’s licenses is finally out of legal options, paving the way for immigrant youth in the state to begin applying as soon as this week. It’s a case that stretches back to 2012 and the...
Continue
»
United We Dream is on a roll. Following up on the success of a recent video where they chased members of Congress through the halls of Capitol Hill as the House negotiated the just-passed spending bill, DREAMers have done the same with the Senate side. Watch the video below as...
Continue
»
Monica is a DACAmented Dreamer who grew up in rural Iowa and now attends the University Of Northern Iowa. She comes from a mixed status family with a sister who is also a Dreamer as well as two other U.S. citizen siblings. Monica’s member of Congress, Rep. Steve King,...
Continue
»
Earlier today, we wrote about this awesome video released by United We Dream, of DREAMers chasing members of Congress around Capitol Hill asking them “do you want to deport me?” There’s also a standalone encounter between one DREAMer, Jose Palacios from Tampa, Florida, and Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX), where McCaul and a...
Continue
»
Must-watch today is this video from United We DREAM, of DREAMers chasing members of Congress around Capitol Hill asking them “do you want to deport me and my parents?” Watch below: The total non-answers the Republicans give (Mike McCaul tells one DREAMer “you didn’t do it the right way” while Raul...
Continue
»
President Obama’s approval ratings among Latinos have surged since his recent executive order for immigrants. From the Washington Post today: His approval among Hispanics has shot up by 14 points over the past two weeks. It’s now at 68 percent — the highest it has been this year, and at...
Continue
»
