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Undocumented Students Rally in support the DREAM Act (VIDEO)
September 20, 2010 | by abc 4 Salt Lake City | Immigration News
After being introduced 9 years ago, the DREAM Act is being resurrected this week. The Dream Act would give conditional, legal status to the children of illegal immigrations after they complete two years of college or military service. continue reading »
Tell the Senate to move the DREAM forward! Contact key swing votes - they need to hear from you!
September 20, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Tomorrow the Senate will be voting on wether they will debate the Defense Appropriations bill which the DREAM Act is being attached to. The DREAM Act is a bipartisan bill that would provide a path to citizenship for youth who graduate from US high schools, show good moral character, arrived to the US before the age of 16, and complete at least 2 years of college or serve in the armed forces. continue reading »
Colin Powell Pushes For Support of DREAM Act
September 20, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Immigration News
Sunday, Retired Gen. Colin Powell encouraged the passage of the DREAM Act which would allow young undocumented immigrants to become citizens if they join the military or attend college continue reading »
Undocumented Students Rally in support the DREAM Act (VIDEO)
September 19, 2010 | by abc 4 Salt Lake City | Latino Daily News
After being introduced 9 years ago, the DREAM Act is being resurrected this week. The Dream Act would give conditional, legal status to the children of illegal immigrations after they complete two years of college or military service. continue reading »
The DREAM can wait no longer
September 18, 2010 | by The Salt Lake Tribune | HSN Immigration Blog
Over the past few months, the topic of immigration has continued to fuel debate among legislators, the media and the American public. With federal immigration reform currently stalled in Congress and controversial state laws like the one passed in Arizona continuing to threaten the livelihood of hardworking immigrant families, our nation faces a difficult crossroads. continue reading »
Obama Recommitted to Comprehensive Immigration Reform
September 17, 2010 | by USAToday | Immigration News
Thursday, at President Obama reiterated his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform, which combines a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the U.S. and tougher border protection. continue reading »
Breaking News: Next Weeks Defense Bill to Include DREAM Act
September 14, 2010 | by Congress.org | Latino Daily News
Senate Democrats are looking to take on two controversial issues with one piece of legislation next week. The defense authorization bill scheduled for next week includes the "Don’t ask Don’t tell" repeal amendment and may also include a provision to give undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced today that he is planning to add the DREAM Act as an amendment to the defense bill. continue reading »
The DREAM ACT is Our Future
July 27, 2010 | by Jaime Perez | HS News Network
Protests and rallies outside Capitol Hill, a regular week in Washington D.C. These past couple of days though, have been particularly important in my short adult life. From the 19th to the 20th, hundreds of undocumented students and allies fled to our nation’s capital to push the Obama administration to pass the DREAM Act as a stand-alone bill by this year. continue reading »
Hispanic Students Make Impassioned Plea to Sen. Hopeful Kirk to Support DREAM Act
July 21, 2010 | by ICIRR Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Latino Daily News
20 courageous undocumented youth, including 10 from Chicago, are risking arrest and deportation to stage sit-ins at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. in order to urge congressional leadership to win a path to citizenship through the DREAM Act, and to push for immigration reform. continue reading »
Students Draw Attention to Unfair Tuition Rates for the Undocumented
July 19, 2010 | by El Paso Times | Latino Daily News
State laws differ on how illegal immigrants are treated for tuition rates at state universities. California, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin all allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates. Other states like Massachusetts require illegal immigrants to pay out of state tuition rates, which increase costs by thousands of dollars and make it impossible continue reading »
The DREAM to Higher Education
July 15, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
For the 70,000 undocumented students that graduate High Schools each year the future is uncertain. continue reading »
