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Immigrant Youth Urge Sen. LeMieux on DREAM Act

09/09/10 - After having tried for months with numerous phone request, letters and walk-ins to discuss the DREAM Act (and other immigration related issues) with Florida Senator, George LeMieux, representatives from immigrant youth organizations were finally granted a chance to meet with their appointed senator today. | Read More

Weekly Diaspora: Hitting Immigrant Kids Where It Hurts

09/09/10 - California, New York, Iowa and Colorado are among the states that have cracked down on immigrant students by hiring ICE agents to investigate residency statuses or unlawfully barring students from enrolling. Such blatant discrimination flies in the face of the 14th amendment and Supreme Court precedent, both of which guarantee all children the right to a public education regardless of immigration status. | Read More

DREAM Now Letters to Barack Obama: Chih Tsung Kao

09/08/10 - My name is Chih Tsung Kao. I am 24 years old and am now currently living in Taipei, Taiwan awaiting military service. This is not what I had planned for my life as I entered high school, but it was drastically altered when I found out that I was undocumented at 17. | Read More

DREAM Now Letters to Barack Obama: Matias Ramos

09/08/10 - In April 2010 I packed my clothes in two bags and left my family and friends in California to work full time for the DREAM Act, a bill that you know well, and for which I have waited for many years. At that time I had nowhere to live but a friend lent me his chair for several months until I could rent a room. | Read More


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Federal immigration reform is a must

09/09/10 - Deseret News
Today, the Deseret News offers the last installment of the three-part series on the deportation of illegal immigrants. The stories are told through the eyes of those most affected by deportation — the Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers who arrest illegal immigrants, convicted criminals and otherwise; attorneys who represent them in court; the detainees themselves, as well as their families, who face uncertain futures once their loved ones are deported.

Facts Can’t Trump Politics In Immigration Debate

09/08/10 - NPR
A major national survey has found that the flow of unauthorized immigrants into the U.S. has slowed dramatically over the past five years, leading to the "first significant reversal" of growth in their population in two decades.

Brewer: Feds ‘after’ Arizona

09/08/10 - Politico
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says the Obama administration is “after” her state in an attempt to dodge criticism for its handling of the immigration issue.

I was an “anchor baby”

09/08/10 - Los Angeles Times
Merely having a baby on American soil doesn't change the parents' status. As a so-called anchor baby, my existence did nothing to resolve my parents' situation; if anything, it only added to their stress.

Solutions, not demagoguery, on immigration

09/08/10 - San Antonio Express News
So te immigration debate has you confused and frustrated? Arnold Torres has it all figured out. “Those of us who have done this before can see every move two steps before it’s made,” he told me.

Immigration Crackdown Steps Into the Kitchen

09/07/10 - New York Times
FOR a man facing the possibility of up to 30 years in prison, almost $4 million in fines and the government seizure of his small French restaurant here, Michel Malecot has an unusually jovial and serene air

ustice sues Arizona in green-card ‘hurdles’

09/07/10 - Washington Times
The Justice Department has brought yet another legal challenge against Arizona, accusing the Maricopa County Community College District in Phoenix of illegally asking foreign nationals to show their Permanent Resident Cards, or "green cards," before being offered jobs in the 10-college system.

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