Hot Topic: “Dream Act, Immigration Reform”
New Florida Bill Is Strictest Immigration Legislation Yet
Despite lawmakers from some states backing off from introducing legislation similar to Arizona’s SB 1070, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is proposing a bill that will go further than Arizona’s in punishing undocumented immigrants
Posted Thursday, August 19, 2010 by Kristi Eaton
Kaplan Faces New Regulations; John McCain’s Love/Love/Love/Hate Relationship with the DREAM Act
Can the Washington Post stay neutral when its for-profit Kaplan University subsidiary is at put at risk by new federal government regulations?
Posted Wednesday, August 18, 2010 in Campus Informer by Adam Peck
Weekly Diaspora: Will $600 Million Border Security Bill Target Innocents?
Anti-immigrant forces have adeptly shaped the ongoing immigration debate into an issue of crime and punishment. Now, the pending passage of a $600 million border security bill could breathe new life into the narrative of the criminal immigrant – despite the increasing safety of our border communities.
Posted Thursday, August 12, 2010 in Reprints by Catherine Traywick
Site Allows Students to Bet on Grades; DREAM Act Picks Up Huckabee Endorsement
Former GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee announces his support for the DREAM Act, saying undocumented students attending college and attaining citizenship is good for America.
Posted Thursday, August 12, 2010 in Campus Informer by Adam Peck
DREAM Act Activist Hoping to Speak With President Tonight
Ralph Isenberg, the Dallas-area immigration activist who has proposed an amendment to the DREAM Act, is hoping to share the stories of students who could benefit from the proposed law to President Obama at a fundraiser tonight in Dallas.
Posted Monday, August 9, 2010 by Kristi Eaton
Durbin Passionately Champions DREAM Act in Senate Floor Speech
On Wednesday, August 4, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) gave an empowering and inspirational speech on the Senate floor on the importance of passing the DREAM Act.
Posted Friday, August 6, 2010 by Elizabeth Munguia
California College Papers on the End of Prop 8, DREAM Act Inspiration for 14th Amendment Debate?
Posted Thursday, August 5, 2010 in Campus Informer by Adam Peck
Weekly Diaspora: Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Crusade Continues
In the wake of the law’s enactment, other states are coming out in support of Arizona, some developing policy modeled after SB 1070.
Posted Thursday, August 5, 2010 by Catherine Traywick
Senator Reid: Please Pass the Dream Act
The Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAPAF), the advocacy arm of Campus Progress’s parent organization, sent a letter to Sen. Harry Reid today urging him to pass the DREAM Act as “an important legislative stepping stone” toward comprehensive immigration reform (CIR).
Posted Wednesday, August 4, 2010 by Pedro de la Torre III
Student Deported With His Family Inspires DREAM Act Amendment
Saad Nabeel was a college student at University of Texas – Arlington who was deported months before his family received green cards. Now he’s barred from returning to the United States and finishing his education.
Posted Monday, August 2, 2010 in Reporting by Kristi Eaton
Weekly Diaspora: Modified SB 1070 Goes Into Effect; How Federal Law Paved the Way
The Phoenix Suns basketball team have taken a stand against Arizona’s anti-immigrant bill SB 1070 by wearing “Los Suns” jerseys and vocalizing their opposition.
Posted Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Reprints by Annie Shields
Diane Sawyer’s Powerful Interview with an Arizona DREAMer
ABC just released a video interview with Diane Sawyer and Erika, an undocumented recent graduate of Arizona State University, and a student leader in the movement for the DREAM Act.
Posted Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in Video / Multimedia by Pedro de la Torre III
Rutgers Turns Down Marijuana; Widespread Plagiarism Ends M.B.A Program; DREAM Activists vs. Hispanic
It hasn’t been a good week for the for-profit sector of higher education. There’s also some growing tension between young DREAM Activists and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus over the DREAM Act.
Posted Tuesday, July 27, 2010 in Campus Informer by Adam Peck
DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama
Citizen Orange, a blog that focuses on the DREAM Act and other immigration issues, recently launched a new effort called “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama.”
Posted Thursday, July 22, 2010
Dream Activists Arrested After Senate Sit-Ins
On Tuesday, 21 DREAM Act activists were arrested in the Hart and Russell Senate Office Buildings after they staged sit-ins at the offices of five key senators. Half of the protesters began their sit-in at the offices of Senators Menendez (D-Fla.), Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Feinstein (D-Calif.) before moving to the atrium in the Hart building, where they were quickly arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
Posted Thursday, July 22, 2010 by Adam Peck
Weekly Diaspora: Evangelicals Unexpected Allies for Immigration Reform
With only a week remaining before Arizona’s contentious Senate Bill 1070 becomes law, Arizona human and immigrant rights groups have found unlikely allies among the religious community.
Posted Thursday, July 22, 2010 in Reprints
21 DREAM Activists Arrested on Capitol Hill, All Thought to be Undocumented
Young activists that want to push immigration reform to the forefront of the national debate have been gathering in Washington, D.C., this week for a week of action called The DREAM is Coming. A spokesperson with the organization, Juan Escalante, and Capitol Police confirm that 12 DREAM Activists were arrested in the Hart Senate Office Building Atrium and charged with disorderly conduct after they conducted a sit in. All 12 are thought to be undocumented immigrants.
Posted Tuesday, July 20, 2010 by Adam Peck
Collecting DNA of Incoming Freshman in California; Updates from DREAM University
A plan by the University of California-Berkeley to ask its incoming freshman to submit DNA samples for the purposes of measuring their ability to tolerate alcohol and absorb folic acid has prompted the introduction of legislation that would forbid California State schools from making similar requests.
Posted Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in Campus Informer by Adam Peck
Recent Graduates are Giving Less to Their Alma Maters, More DREAM Act Coverage
Remember that Informer item from last week about the recently fired U. Illinois professor who emailed a diatribe against homosexuality to his Catholicism class students? Turns out, the scandal runs even deeper than previously thought.
Posted Tuesday, July 20, 2010 in Campus Informer by Adam Peck
DREAM University Starts Today
Hundreds of immigrant students and their allies from around the country will be starting classes at “DREAM University” today in Washington, DC.
Posted Wednesday, July 14, 2010 by Pedro de la Torre III
