Hot Topic: “Dream Act”
POLL: Three of Four Arizonians Favor the DREAM ACT
Despite the harsh climate created by SB 1070, Arizonians overwhelming support a path to citizenship for young undocumented people.
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 by Naima Ramos-Chapman
VIDEO: Immigration Advocates March From Selma to Montgomery
Thousands of people marched across Alabama recently.
Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in Video / Multimedia by Eduardo Garcia
VIDEO: NY DREAMers Arrested for Nonviolent Action
Three young women were arrested in an effort to build pressure to have the DREAM Act included in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget.
Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in Action Alliances by Eduardo Garcia
Marco Rubio Calls DREAM Act the ‘Wrong Medicine,’ Pushes ‘Chain Migration’ Myth
The senator’s fear of “chain migration” was already address in the 2010 bill, which died in the Senate.
Posted Monday, March 19, 2012 by Naima Ramos-Chapman
National Coming Out of the Shadows Week: Why We Should Listen When DREAMers Tell Their Stories
This week is National Coming Out of the Shadows Week, a time when DREAMers bravely come forward to disclose their stories as undocumented immigrants.
Posted Thursday, March 15, 2012 by Eduardo Garcia
Colorado Lifts Campus Gun Ban; Student Debt Not Just Young People’s Problem
News on higher education and campus politics across the U.S.A.
Posted Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Campus Informer by Kellan Schmidt
DREAMing at Catholic Colleges
Read more at Inside Higher Ed
Thirteen Activists Arrested After Protesting Alabama’s Anti-Immigrant Law
Police charged the protesters with disturbing the peace.
Posted Wednesday, November 16, 2011 by Eduardo Garcia
Immigration Roundup: DREAM Act Repeal Effort, Ala. Fights DOJ
This week’s latest news on immigration and the DREAM Act.
Posted Thursday, November 10, 2011 by Mark Chou
UPDATE: Shamir Ali Released From Detention
With the pending deportation of Shamir Ali, activists and DREAMers speak out on his behalf.
Posted Tuesday, November 1, 2011 in Video / Multimedia by Tara Kutz & Eduardo Garcia
Lawsuit, Bill Seek to Grant U.S.-Born Children of Undocumented Immigrants In-State Tuition
Read more at NPR
Study: Legalization Benefits Educational Achievement of Immigrants
According to researchers at UC—Irvine, the achievement gap among the children of Mexican immigrants is alleviated by paths to citizenship.
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2011 by Jon Christian
DREAM Activist Describes Fear After Alabama’s HB 56: ‘I’m Not The Only One’
After Alabama began enforcing its strict anti-immigrant law recently, courts quickly became involved with determining the legality of the law.
Posted Thursday, October 20, 2011 in Reprints by Julianne Hing
Exiled From America: One Student’s Deportation Story
Portland State University student Hector Lopez didn’t know he was an undocumented immigrant until he was deported.
Posted Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Sydney Bouchat
Deporting Our Own: Immigration Laws Lead to Americans Being Sent From the Country
The broken immigration system puts young American citizens at risk.
Posted Tuesday, August 9, 2011 in Reporting by Brian Stewart
Illinois Passes Bill For Undocumented Youth, Makes An Even Dozen State-Level DREAM Acts
A private scholarship fund will help pay for DREAMers’ education in the state.
Posted Tuesday, August 2, 2011 by Micah Uetricht
