Will Perez, PhD
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Will Perez, Ph.D., is an applied developmental psychologist and Professor of Education at Claremont Graduate University. He has studied how cultural brokering, family obligation, acculturation, biculturalism and ethnic identity are related to academic engagement among immigrant adolescents. He is widely considered the leading academic on the DREAM Act, a piece of stalled federal legislation which would assist undocumented high school graduates' path to become American citizens. His latest book is, We ARE Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the American Dream.

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Risking Deportation, Undocumented Students Publicly Disclose Their Status to Advocate for the Dream Act

Posted March 15, 2010 | 17:55:55 (EST)

"What have I ever done wrong other than try to be a good student, try to give back to my family that has loved and supported me?"

Juan Rodriguez, an undocumented student, posed this question to national audience on Friday March 12, during an interview with Rick Sanchez...

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A New Civil Rights Movement: Undocumented Students for Immigration Reform

Posted February 24, 2010 | 16:08:41 (EST)

This week is the beginning of a monthly campaign advocating for the Dream Act organized by undocumented students across the country through the United We Dream Coalition, a national umbrella organization of undocumented student activist groups. According to Nancy, the media relations coordinator for Dream Team LA, the...

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Getting the Facts Straight About Immigration

Posted February 10, 2010 | 15:58:43 (EST)

Despite Pessimism, Support for Immigration Reform Has Always Been High, We Just Don't Realize It


Scott Brown's election to the Senate, stalled healthcare reform legislation, and Obama's 30 words about immigration reform in this state of the union address have once again raised the volume of naysayers...

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Obama's Message to Undocumented Immigrants: No Se Puede

Posted February 5, 2010 | 13:29:02 (EST)

It's quite possible that President Obama's omission of a comprehensive immigration reform agenda in his State of the Union address is exactly the spark that immigration reform proponents needed to reinvigorate their efforts. Activist groups are drawing on their frustrations to develop new campaigns to bring immigration reform back to...

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