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 [...]
