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President Obama Urges Congress to Finally Pass DREAM Act in 2012
February 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. President Barack Obama said Congress should take one step toward overhauling the country's immigration system by passing the DREAM Act continue reading »
Faces of the DREAM Act: Jose Luis Zelaya is Crocheting his Way Through College
February 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Everyone knows college is expensive, but for undocumented students who don’t qualify for financial aid due to their status it can seem nearly impossible to attend, even with great grades. continue reading »
‘Undocumented and Awkward’ Web Series Highlights Working in Corporate America (VIDEO)
December 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A groups of DREAMers are creating a series of videos, attempting to help those who are not undocumented immigrants understand what it’s like to be those who are. continue reading »
Latinos in LA Remember Undocumented Student , Joaquin Luna Who Killed Himself
December 3, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Young people in favor of the DREAM Act, families affected by deportations and pro-immigrant activists held a vigil here Friday in memory of an undocumented student in Texas who committed suicide last week. continue reading »
National Tequila Party Urges Passage of DREAM Act in Memory of Joaquin Luna’s Suicide
November 29, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
As we approach the one year anniversary of the failed 2010 DREAM Act vote, the National Tequila Party Movement -- a Latina female-led political movement is calling for United States Senators to pass the DREAM Act continue reading »
DREAM Act Story: Karla Contreras as told by Dick Durbin on Senate Floor (VIDEO)
November 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Senator Durbin tells the story of DREAMers on the floor of the United States Senate. See all 13 Videos here at the Senators Dream Act continue reading »
The Unjust Deportation of DREAMer Jose (JB) Librojo
November 9, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
DREAMer Jose (JB) Librojo [A073 956 802] is a California resident and Dream Act-eligible candidate who came to the United States lawfully as a child and has lived in the country for 16 years. continue reading »
Undocumented Students Turning to the Internet for Financial Help for School
September 16, 2011 | by USA TODAY | Latino Daily News
However, some students have turned to the internet for a solution, and found success in raising money for their education. Sites like gofundme.com allow people to set up fundraisers for them continue reading »
Georgia Professors Start ‘Freedom U’ for Undocumented Students Unable to Attend State Universities
August 26, 2011 | by The Associated Press (Arizona Daily Star) | Latino Daily News
As students across the country return to their various education institutions, a group of university professors in Georgia are offering undocumented students an continue reading »
(R) Sen. Orrin Hatch Ditches DREAMer’s at Campaign Office & Calls Police on Them
August 10, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Republican senior Senator from Utah was hosting an ‘open’ house at one of his campaign headquarters that apparently wasn’t that open and friendly to DREAM Act students that showed up. continue reading »
Maryland DREAM Act Struggling as Opponents Produce 130,000 Signatures to Stop it From Taking Effect
July 20, 2011 | by Westminster Patch | Latino Daily News
A petition of 130,000 signatures of people against allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition in Maryland could put the issue on the 2012 ballot. continue reading »
Maryland Republicans Deliver Petitions to Halt the Implementation of the State’s DREAM Act
July 5, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
With more than 12 boxes of petitions, Republican delegates in Maryland are pushing to have the state’s DREAM Act brought to a public vote in 2012. continue reading »
Dick Durbin: New Life for DREAM Act…PLEASE Show Support Here
June 28, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
More than 10 years ago, I wrote the DREAM Act to address an injustice: thousands of promising young people who were brought here as children -- without a choice -- and grew up pledging allegiance to the American flag are not able to fully contribute to this country. continue reading »
The Two by 2020 Mentoring Challenge
June 26, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
It came to me tonight on an airplane, the answer to the “What can each of us do?” question about improving today’s dismal higher education levels of American Latinos. The need for ALL college-educated Americans to understand the gravity of the situation and to step up and be personally involved as a long-term mentor must be clearly understood. This post does that. continue reading »
“The Girl Who Could,” Written by Author and DREAMer Gaby Pacheco
June 9, 2011 | by Kimberly Kipp | HS News Network
“This is the story of a girl who always knew that whatever she set her mind to do, she could.” That’s how Gaby Pacheco begins telling the story in “The Girl Who Could,” the second children’s book that this young undocumented woman has written. She has become the face of the national movement advocating for the DREAM Act and, just like the girl in the book, she has (and continues to) overcome obstacles to achieve her goals. continue reading »
Senator Dick Durbin’s Message to DREAMers and DREAM Act Supporters
June 5, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Over the past two weeks, more than 22,000 people from all walks of life and all 50 states have signed on as citizen co-sponsors of the DREAM Act at DickDurbin.com. continue reading »
‘One Nation’ Sarah Palin Disses DREAM Act at the Footsteps of Ellis Island (VIDEO)
June 2, 2011 | by AlterNet | Latino Daily News
Sarah Pallin’s ‘One Nation’ bus tour or Alaska’s version of RV travel with out a map, stopped in New York at the Statute of Liberty. As she continues to proclaim this traveling fiasco is not political or presidential she did make time to diss DREAMers and the DREAM Act. continue reading »
IL House Passes Illinois DREAM Act On a Bipartisan Vote
June 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Tuesday, the Illinois DREAM Act (SB2185), legislation that would offer undocumented youth better access to higher education, passed in the Illinois House of Representatives on a bipartisan 60-54 vote. SB 2185, sponsored in the House by Rep. Edward Acevedo, has the support of Cardinal George, 15 university presidents, and hundreds of other faith leaders, business leaders, and community organizations. continue reading »
California’s DREAM Act Allowing Undocumented Students Access to State Grants Advances
May 29, 2011 | by Fresno Bee | Latino Daily News
California’s State Assembly is getting ready to vote this week on AB 131 or this state’s version of a DREAM Act after an Assembly committee approved the bill on Friday. continue reading »
New Immigration Laws in Indiana Trigger Lawsuit by ACLU
May 25, 2011 | by Indy Channel | Latino Daily News
The new Indiana immigration laws that deny in-state tuition rates to undocumented immigrants and revokes tax credits for businesses found to be hiring undocumented individuals are going to be tested legally. continue reading »
