Category: American Dreams
Report: Undocumented youth turn to civic activism to fight for their right to stay in the U.S.
LatinaLista — UC Irvine anthropologist Leo Chavez and Roberto Gonzales, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service, have co-authored a study showing how undocumented immigrant youth, faced with dwindling options in life due to their citizenship status, resort to political and civic activism. The study, “Awakening to a Nightmare”: Abjectivity [...]
The Saga of Immigrant Youth — the gap between feeling American and becoming American on paper
By Gaby Pacheco LatinaLista Next month, the country’s educational community celebrates the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Plyler vs. Doe. In Plyer vs. Doe, the high court ruled in June 1982 that it was against the law to prohibit primary and secondary education to an undocumented student. Although the decision [...]
Marco Rubio’s Dream Act: The New ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’?
By Elena Shore New America Media Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday dismissed speculation that he could be the vice presidential nominee, but he is preparing to make another political play
Deported father had to fight ICE to be allowed to return to US for 10-year-old son’s funeral
By Gustavo Martínez Contreras Mojado Citizen A Mexican man will be finally able to travel to his 10-year-old son’s burial in Pennsylvania after immigration officials granted his request for humanitarian permission to enter the United States, according to a Facebook message from a representative of the law office representing him. Fildemar Merlos López has been [...]
Sharing the DREAM with Others
By Gaby Pacheco LatinaLista Recently, I had the opportunity to meet a wonderful 19-year-old Salvadorian woman, fighting for the DREAM Act. At first, I thought she was a DREAMer, but on the contrary, Jocelyne Cardona, is a US Citizen, born to immigrant parents. “I am a Latina student at Macalester College in Minnesota, who has [...]
Fearless youth confront Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio
By Gustavo Martínez Contreras Mojado Citizen (Editor’s note: The following is a translation of the original post that appears on Mojado Citizen) While the immigrant youth in Georgia face the possibility of being banned from all public colleges and universities, a group of undocumented young activists challenged Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his practices with a [...]
American Dream: The girl who inspired a US congressman to turn a DREAM into law
Edited by Gaby Pacheco LatinaLista In the ongoing effort to highlight the stories of DREAMers on Latina Lista, I want to introduce readers to Tereza Lee. It was her story that spurred Sen. Durbin to introduce the DREAM Act, illustrating the fact that the DREAM Act isn’t just about or for Latino students. I didn’t [...]
Undocumented college student creates guide to help fellow DREAMers pursue the “other” American Dream
LatinaLista — For many high school students, this is the time to start filling out college applications and submitting financial aid forms. For high school students who are undocumented, this is the time of their senior year that most of them have dreaded. Unable to qualify for financial aid, and in some states not even [...]
First observance of National Undocumented Mental Health Day marred by deportation of suicide-prone DREAM-eligible student
LatinaLista — The sad story of 18-year-old Joaquin Luna who committed suicide in November (2011) grabbed national headlines for a few days for one reason and one reason only — he was undocumented. Before anyone could read the letters he left behind, his family and friends attributed his suicide to his undocumented status and the [...]
Report cites future source of growth for military recruits can only be found among immigrant population
LatinaLista — Undocumented immigrants may be used as the proverbial “whipping boy” by legislators intent on cleansing the country of their presence, but if the U.S. military has their way undocumented immigrants would be the backbone of tomorrow’s military. A report titled, Non-Citizens in the Enlisted U.S. Military, found that rates are much higher for [...]
