Outside of the CNN GOP debate in Arizona tonight, Dreamers and immigrant rights advocates -- such as lifetime activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of United Farm Workers -- will be protesting the Republican candidates and their anti-immigrant rhetoric, which includes their support for hateful legislation such as the original "papers,...
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"Dreamers" — or undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally when they were young — have grown up in public schools, and many of them want to go to college. They also want to become citizens.
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A new report released today by the Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland details the many ways in which immigrants of all stripes lift up Maryland's economy, and recommends steps the state should take to preserve a healthy relationship with all of its residents.
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Feb 16, 2012
A Winston-Salem man wore a graduation gown and a mask Wednesday. Speaking in front of about 50 people during a meeting sponsored by the Latino Club at Winston-Salem State University, he said his parents brought him to the United States when he was 8.
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Mitt Romney put his anti-immigrant views, including opposition to the DREAM Act, front and center in his campaign for President. When the Romney campaign rolled into Arizona this week, DREAMers were there to greet him.
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Jorge Gutiérrez, 27, was addressing a hall packed with almost 200 young people in Memphis, Tennessee. Like him, they were brought to the United States as children. Like him, they grew up as Americans. Although they were bilingual, English was their first language.
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Dreamers across the country have been protesting Mitt Romney's anti-immigrant stance against the DREAM Act and other immigrant measures.
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Feb 9, 2012
During one of the Republican debates in Florida, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney agreed that the only way they'd support the DREAM Act is to take out the educational component.
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Feb 8, 2012
Does anyone (besides Mitt Romney) listen to the chair of the House Judiciary Committee anymore?
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Yanelli Hernandez, 22, tried to commit suicide while in immigration detention. Twice. Twice, she survived. She was doing everything she could to prevent authorities from deporting her to Mexico, a country she never knew and a place where she has no one.
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