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OPINION: The Missing Link in Immigration Reform
March 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
The big question, is what happens after immigration reform passes, particularly with regard to educational opportunities for more than 11 million residents? continue reading »
Colorado Passes Bill to Allow Undocumented Students Pay In-State Tuition
March 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to allow qualified undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition at public universities. After 10 years of negotiations and seven previous rejections, the measur continue reading »
Bill to Cut Tuition for Undocumented Students Advances in Colorado
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Colorado Senate committee passed Friday a bill to allow qualified undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition at public universities. With a 4-3 vote, the Appropriations Com continue reading »
Undocumented Students in Colorado Can Qualify for In-State Tuition
January 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Education
The wide political backing for a bill in the Colorado legislature to allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public universities appears to assure that the measure will finally pass after six failed attempts. continue reading »
UC Berkeley Receives $1 Million Donation For Undocumented Students’ Scholarships
December 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Education
Undocumented students attending the University of California, Berkeley, on Wednesday expressed their happiness after receiving a $1 million donation for scholarships from the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund. continue reading »
Massachusetts to Allow Undocumented to Pay In-State Tuition
November 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
On Monday, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced that, under existing Board of Higher Education policy, certain young immigrants who meet criteria under the federal continue reading »
Maryland May be First to Pass a State DREAM Act
October 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Maryland could become the first state in America to pass its own version of the DREAM Act by referendum. The proposal will appear as Question 4 on the ballot in the Nov. 6 elections. continue reading »
Study Reveals Positive and Negative Fiscal Effects of Maryland DREAM Act
October 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A new study of the proposed Maryland DREAM Act from the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis & Research found it would have both fiscal costs and benefits to Maryland. continue reading »
Florida Can’t Charge Higher Tuition to U.S. Born Children of Undocumented Parents, Courts Says
September 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A federal judge in Miami ruled that Florida's state-supported colleges and universities cannot require U.S.-born Florida residents whose parents are undocumented immigrants to pay tuition at the higher out-of-state rate. continue reading »
Arizona Mayors: Undocumented Students Should Get In-State Tuition Rates
August 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The mayors of Tucson and Phoenix said Friday that they want young undocumented students who apply for Deferred Action to pay in-state tuition at Arizona community colleges. continue reading »
Campaign Launched To Assist Students Applying for Deferred Action
August 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A coalition of civic groups launched Tuesday in Washington a national campaign to help thousands of undocumented students avoid deportation by means of a process known as "deferred action." continue reading »
Attn DREAMers: Web Site to Assist Undocumented Youth in Application Process- Applications Begin 8/15
August 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
Congressman Luis Gutierrez joined the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) to announce DREAM Relief Day on August 15 at Navy Pier’s Grand Ballroom from 9 am to 2 pm and to unveil the website DreamRelief.org, where undocumented youth will be able to apply for their work permits starting August 15. continue reading »
Hispanic Bar Association Launches New Effort to Help Pass DREAM Act
July 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is launching a new advocacy effort for the DREAM Act. The effort involves promoting a model resolution in state legislatures urging Congress to pass the DREAM Act. continue reading »
Poll: Many Voters Support Obama’s Decision to Stop Deporting Undocumented Brought to U.S. as Kids
June 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
According to a Bloomberg poll, "64 percent of likely voters surveyed after Obama’s June 15 announcement said they agreed" with the president's decision to stop the deportation of a number of undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. continue reading »
University in Denver Lowers Tuition for Undocumented Students
June 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Starting in August, the Metropolitan State College of Denver will authorize lower tuitions for certain undocumented students. continue reading »
Spanish Teacher Helping Undocumented Students in North Carolina Achieve College Dreams
June 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Spanish-born North Carolina teacher is helping dozens of undocumented high-school students fulfill their dream of pursuing university studies. continue reading »
Lawsuit Filed Against US Senate Over Fillibuster Rule Preventing DREAM Act Vote, Other Legislation
May 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Common Cause filed a 52-page lawsuit last week asking the U.S. District Court in Washington to declare that the Senate’s filibuster rule is unconstitutional and violates the core American principle of majority rule. continue reading »
Sen. Marco Rubio Sponsors new Republican-Backed DREAM Act, Some View as Election Ploy
March 28, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate are preparing a watered-down version of the DREAM Act to legalize undocumented students as a type of "lure" to capture the Hispanic vote in November. continue reading »
Faces of the DREAM Act: Crocheting Student Jose Luis Zelaya Runs for Student Office at Texas A&M
February 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
We first heard about undocumented student Jose Luis Zelaya after he posted a video of himself attempting to crochet his way to a Guinness World Record to help pay for college for his sister and graduate school for himself. continue reading »
Activists Call for School Cops to End Cooperation with Immigration Officials
February 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A young Hispanic activist denounced the fact that there are new cases of cooperation between school police and immigration agents in three Colorado counties, continue reading »
