Undocumented Students

Romney Speech To Hispanic Leaders Ignores Big Issue

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney has said he supports finding a solution for undocumented students. But you wouldn't know it from his Wednesday speech on edu...

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Luis Gutierrez Could Support 'Watered-Down' Dream Act

The Huffington Post | Elise Foley | Posted 05.21.2012

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) is willing to support a "Dream Act"-style bill from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) even if it's "watered-down" and doesn't giv...

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'My Name Is Diana. I Am Undocumented And Unafraid'

AP | HELEN O'NEILL | Posted 05.21.2012

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-- She was tiny and trembling and looked so very vulnerable. Barely 15, having already experienced a lifetime of hardships since losing her mother at...

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Feds: Alabama Immigration Law Will Have 'Continuing And Lasting' Consequences

Posted 05.07.2012

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The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a stark warning against Alabama's controversial immigration law, which feds say has caused "increased hostil...

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Student Passes Bar But May Not Be Able To Practice

Posted 05.17.2012

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Jose Godinez-Samperio, 25, graduated at the top of his class at Florida State University’s College of Law. But the aspiring lawyer may not get to pr...

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Take Your DREAM (Act) and Shove It, Young People

El Guapo | Posted 04.16.2012

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Undocumented young people, calling themselves DREAMers have been publicly making waves to lend their support to a cause that would provide them an opportunity to continue their education. If they're so smart, why aren't they hiding somewhere?

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How-To Guide For Undocumented Students Looking For Work After College Published

The Huffington Post | Laura Steiner | Posted 04.12.2012

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After undocumented immigrants complete college, leaving school often means facing a long line of closed doors. Despite having a university degree, the...

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Yesterday I Waited for Change, Today I Am the Change! A Walk Across America

Nico Gonzalez | Posted 04.02.2012

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Today I begin a beautiful journey, walking almost 3,000 miles fighting for the DREAM Act as a first step to legalizing all of our people, because for a very long time we have helped build this economy.

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Governor Cuomo Must Step Up for the DREAM Act Because 2016 Voters Are Watching

Cesar Vargas | Posted 05.27.2012

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Governor Cuomo has an opportunity to demonstrate firm leadership to the entire nation that New York will once again lead in welcoming immigrants to ensure a robust economy for the state.

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Six Undocumented Students Arrested In Phoenix Protest (UPDATE)

Posted 03.22.2012

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UPDATE: 10:10 a.m., 3/22 -- Federal authorities say that the undocumented immigrants arrested during the Phoenix protest will not face deportation....

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Undocumented Kids Have No Legal Right to Grade-School Education, Colorado Attorney General Says

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.13.2012

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No one should let Colorado's top-dog lawyer trash the Supreme Court's 1982 decision giving undocumented kids the right to a grade school without any discussion or scrutiny whatsoever.

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Foster Care, Uncertain Futures Loom For Thousands Of Immigrant Children

| Marjorie Valbrun | Posted 03.26.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of America's Wire. WASHINGTON -- More than 5,000 children of immigrants are languishing in state foster care nation...

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Tough Immigration Laws: Tough on Children

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.21.2012

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Alabama has passed the toughest immigration enforcement law in the country. Now children born in the U.S.A., American citizens, are living in fear. Some children are afraid to go to school.

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Missouri Copycat Bill Would Require Schools To Verify Student Immigration Status

Posted 01.12.2012

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In a move similar to ones chided by federal courts in Alabama and Arizona, one Kansas City area lawmaker has proposed a bill that would require Missou...

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No Citizenship, No College: Universities Fight State Bans On Illegal Students

Jocelyn Richard | Posted 12.08.2011

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A group of faculty members from the University of Georgia voted overwhelmingly in favor of opposing a State policy which bans undocumented students f...

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Five Myths About California DREAMers

Elisa Batista | Posted 01.31.2012

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At a time when California and the nation face a housing crisis of enormous proportions, now is the time to welcome these young people and their ideas and work ethic with open arms.

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Undocumented Youth Lobby For Dream Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Yolanda Gonzalez Gomez | Posted 11.21.2011

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DALLAS, Texas -- Julieta Garibay, 31, has a master's degree in nursing. But Garibay, an undocumented immigrant who arrived from Mexico two decades ago...

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WATCH: DREAMers Online Project On What It Means To Be Young And Undocumented In The U.S.

Posted 11.19.2011

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By Andrea Long Chavez The two-part video series "Undocumented and Awkward" depicts situations that young adults find uncomfortable enough, such as ...

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NY Regents To Draft Own Version Of State DREAM Act

Posted 01.11.2012

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New York's Board of Regents is looking to support a state version of the federal DREAM Act, a move that comes on the heels of its endorsement of the n...

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Alabama Attorney General Rebuffs Fed's "Express Authority" In School Immigrant Probe

Posted 01.07.2012

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In the latest of a series of sparring letters between the U.S. Justice Department and Alabama over educational issues surrounding the state's new immi...

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Alabama Attorney General Balks At Feds' School Enrollment Data Request

AP | PHILLIP RAWLS | Posted 01.03.2012

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama's attorney general is questioning the U.S. Justice Department's legal authority to get enrollment information about a...

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Feds Investigating Alabama School Enrollment In Light Of Immigration Law

Posted 01.02.2012

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The U.S. Department of Justice is further pressuring Alabama schools to abide by federal mandates that states cannot deny children equal access to pub...

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Obama's Revised Deportation Laws May Have Arrived Too Late For Some

Posted 12.31.2011

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This article is part of a weekly series published in partnership with the Boyle Heights Beat. It appears every Wednesday. By Jessica Perez When ...

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Court Blocks Alabama From Checking Undocumented Student Status

AP | By GREG BLUESTEIN and JAY REEVES | Posted 12.15.2011

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Armando Cardenas says he has thought about leaving Alabama because of the possibility of being arrested as an illegal immigrant an...

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Queer, Undocumented and Unafraid

Julio Salgado | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Immigration Rights, DREAM Act, Queer Undocumented Activists, Lgbt Undoucmented Activists, Queer Undocumented Students, Undocumented Students, Lgbt Undocumented Students, Gay Voices News

There have been sit-ins, hunger strikes and calls to stop the deportations of undocumented students who have been in this country most of their lives. Oddly enough, a lot of the young people at the forefront of this movement also happen to be gay.

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