By Dennise Barajas The Venture HOUSTON, TX — Undocumented students who are trying to pursue their goal of higher education will be able to learn more about what aid is available to them at the fourth annual DREAM summit sponsored by FIEL Houston on Nov. 17 at University of Houston Downtown, FIEL officials said Monday [...]
American Dream: Southern Hospitality on full display during FL DREAMer DACA Clinics
by Gaby Pacheco LatinaLista FLORIDA CITY, FL — It’s been two weeks since a group of dynamic DREAMers, along with their ally organizations, have carried out deferred action clinics in Florida City, Florida. Located about 35 miles from Miami, FL, in a mainly suburban and agricultural town, hundreds of people gathered outside the doors of the [...]
AZ Gov. Brewer’s latest action against undocumented youth should send chills down the spines of the GOP
LatinaLista — The day after thousands of undocumented youth giddily took their places in line at workshops and Mexican consulates across the country, some with their U.S. high school graduation diplomas in hand, to begin the arduous task of doing something their own parents couldn’t do for them — relieve their fears of being deported [...]
Round-up of news coverage of undocumented youth turnout for start of ‘DREAM Relief’
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 [...]
Undocumented Immigrant Students May Begin Applying for “Deferred Action” Today
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat Young undocumented immigrants today may begin applying for “deferred action” status that would protect them from deportation for two years and allow them to work. The new protected status is the result of a policy change announced by President Obama in June. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, [...]
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 [...]
