LatinaLista — Across the country yesterday, the sight of hundreds, and in some areas, thousands of young people waiting patiently in line would make most passers-by think that a new Apple product had been released or the latest action-packed film was debuting. Either assumption would have been wrong. All these young people were standing in [...]
Immigration lawyers push back against Sen. Durbin’s advice to DREAMers to not use lawyers for deferred action
LatinaLista — Excitement is mounting among undocumented youth who are eligible for the President’s Deferred Action (DA) Program for Child Arrivals. Less than a week away, on August 15, undocumented youth who meet the criteria will be able to begin living just like their classmates and friends — apply for a driver’s license, get an after-school [...]
Comic journalism brings one DREAMer’s story to readers in drawings
LatinaLista — The story of Jessica Colotl, the Kennesaw State University graduate, whose arrest as an underclassman, for being an undocumented student caused a nationwide firestorm among DREAMers, could easily be just another news story of an immigrant student fighting the nation’s deportation policy — if it weren’t for one thing. Unlike other news accounts of [...]
USCIS releases final details on application process for undocumented youth
LatinaLista — It’s called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and it’s what has rallied the undocumented community and Latino activists ever since its announcement by the President in June. With the DACA, undocumented youth who fit the criteria can apply, beginning August 15, for the paperwork that will allow them to attend school [...]
Illinois’ Rep. Gutierrez to announce launch of new site for DREAM-eligible youth and recognize DREAM Relief day
LatinaLista — President Obama is still riding high with Latino voters since he announced deferred action for all undocumented youth who fit the criteria for the DREAM Act. While his critics have doubled down in trying to stir public outrage over his decision, supporters are doing their best to advise undocumented youth on what scams to [...]
Aspiring “new” Americans get help with history and civics via interactive web site featuring Smithsonian’s American History collections
LatinaLista — All the 4,000 new citizens who took their oath of U.S. citizenship across the country worked hard to get to this day. They had to study American history and take tests. Before there was the Internet, aspiring U.S. citizens had to attend classes to learn about the U.S. Constitution, the role of the federal [...]
