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Category: Dream Act

Who are the DREAMers?

January 4, 2018

By Mikka Macdonald

Dreamers are the nearly 800,000 people whose immigration and work statuses are protected by DACA.

Raising their voices at the Latin Grammy Awards with Alejandro Sanz for #DreamActNow

December 11, 2017

By Cristina Rayas

30 young leaders came together at The Latin Grammys to spotlight the urgent need for the Dream Act.

CBU freshman ‘had a breakdown’ when she learned of DOJ plan to end DACA

December 5, 2017

By Rebekah Marie Yearout

Chantel Barcenas had an identity crisis when learning she was not a U.S. citizen. An Obama-era policy helped her find a sense of purpose — all now in flux

DACAmented youth fast for DACA

September 11, 2017

By Jamilah Sabur

Almost 1 Million Immigrant Youths Are Realizing The American Dream. Don’t Steal It From Them, Trump.

August 28, 2017

By Center for Community Change

DACA has allowed DREAMers, who were brought to this country as children, to be spared from deportation while also allowing them to work and attend college.

Let’s Stop Donald Trump From Wielding His Budget As A Weapon Against Hardworking Immigrant Families

June 9, 2017

By Thomas Kennedy

This article first appeared on the Huffington Post. For a big chunk of my childhood, teenage years and early adulthood, my parents and I were undocumented immigrants in this country,…

House Republicans: Our Deadline is August 2nd

July 11, 2013

By Jingru Huang

As House Republicans debate whether or not they will act on immigration reform, they should remember the deadline of Aug. 2nd that the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) has set…

Voice of a (New) American

July 9, 2013

By Jingru Huang

One of America’s treasures is the freedom we enjoy, the absence of restraints on our ability to think and to act. We the people, who live in this country, live…

The Fight Continues

July 3, 2013

By Jingru Huang

Last Thursday, the Senate voted to pass the bill 68-32, and focus shifted to the House of Representatives as they work on their version of the bill. It has been…

Tell your Representatives that you want immigration reform, now!

March 18, 2013

By Alesia Lucas

Tomorrow is the final day of National Call-in week for immigration reform.  We need everyone to call their representatives and urge them to support immigration reform that keeps families together…

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