To honor the DREAM Act, and call attention to the ten years that have passed without it becoming law, Mariano Cardoso—a DREAMer from Connecticut himself—interviewed two fellow undocumented students, Melvin Rico and Sophia Campos. Watch their stories below.
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Aug 29, 2011
Undocumented students who study in and graduate from California's public schools are one step closer to having the educational opportunities they deserve. The possibility that they can secure public financial aid is closer than ever before.
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Aug 26, 2011
Texas Governor Rick Perry may believe that evolution is an unproven theory, doubt the scientific consensus on global warming and regard Social Security as what he called an "illegal Ponzi scheme." But on one major issue his views are grounded in reality: the need to help promising young immigrants...
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Aug 25, 2011
The DREAM Act allows children of undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least five years, graduated from high school, and are of good moral character the opportunity to earn citizenship through at least two years of college or military service.
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Last week, we reported that the White House has announced a new policy which says that DREAM Act youth and immigrants who haven't committed serious crimes, and who meet other reasonable criteria, won't face deportation.
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I have been the most vocal and visible critic of President Obama in either party over his handling of the immigration issue. Since he took office, deportations have skyrocketed to more than 1,100 per day and over 1 million people have been deported.
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President Obama blames Republicans for his inability to pass an immigration makeover bill -- as I mentioned in today's column. Of course, he wants Latino voters to forget that he did not try to fulfill his pledge to push through "comprehensive immigration reform" in his first year in office....
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The Obama Administration's announcement that it will bring its deportation practices in line with common sense law enforcement priorities has generated overwhelmingly positive reactions from editorial boards across the nation. They are lauding this step as sensible, humane, and smart law enforcement policy—and reminding Congress that it needs...
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Aug 23, 2011
The call came in the morning to the lawyer representing Manuel Guerra, an illegal immigrant from Mexico living in Florida who had been caught in a tortuous and seemingly failing five-year court fight against deportation.
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday night new rules allowing many illegal immigrants who were facing deportation despite having no criminal record to stay and apply for a work permit won't be a "free pass" to citizenship.
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