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Senator Proposes Adding Graduation Requirement to Dream Act

By Priscilla Rodriguez | 06/07/2013 - 10:27 | 0 Comments

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, one of the more conservative Democrats in the Senate, is proposing that the Dream Act toughen educational requirements.

According to reports by the Los Angeles Times...

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President Obama Says Immigration Reform is Likely in 6 Months, Speaks Spanish

By Kamren Curiel | 01/31/2013 - 14:27 | 0 Comments

On the heels of his highly anticipated immigration speech at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, President Obama spoke to two of the country's leading Spanish-language television networks about his immediate plan for immigration reform.

In interview with Telemundo's Jose Diaz-Balart, Obama said he's hopeful an...

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Undocumented Immigrants Arrested at DNC Released

By Samantha Leal | 09/06/2012 - 09:56 | 0 Comments

The ten undocumented immigrants arrested outside of the Democratic National Convention were released from custody hours later by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),...

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Rosario Dawson Shows Support For Arrested Undocumented Activists

By Samantha Leal | 09/05/2012 - 09:41 | 0 Comments

Ten riders on the "UndocuBus", a month-long immigrant rights campaign that shuttled undocumented immigrants to areas of protest, were arrested by police near the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to Univision...

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Republican Party: No In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

By Samantha Leal | 08/28/2012 - 09:37 | 0 Comments

The "public benefits" war continues with the adoption of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: the national Republican party committee has endorsed the denial of federal funds to colleges and...

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Some Undocumented Immigrants Waiting to Apply for Deferred Deportation Program

By Samantha Leal | 08/27/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

While some are working on applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, enacted by President Obama, others are waiting until after this year's election to start on their applications, according to...

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Mississippi Joins Other States in Denying Benefits to Undocumented Immigrants

By Samantha Leal | 08/24/2012 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

Mississippi is joining other states that will deny benefits to undocumented immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program enacted by President Obama, according to Fox News Latino...

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Deferred Action Applicant: "After the Two Years, What’s Going to Happen to Me?"

By Lourdes Medrano | 08/21/2012 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

Since President Obama’s new "deferred action" program went into effect last week, thousands of young, undocumented Latinos have lined up to apply for it, even as uncertainty builds over the controversial measure.

Immigrant advocacy groups, which are offering workshops and other assistance to people who may be eligible for the program that allows...

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