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Governor Jan Brewer's Executive Order Met with Backlash

By Samantha Leal | 08/17/2012 - 09:59 | 0 Comments

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer issued an executive order this week which denies benefits to young undocumented immigrants, including ID cards. This order, which goes against President Obama's deferred action program, has sparked outrage and even protests, reports the ...

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Bars IDs & Public Benefits for DREAMers

By Samantha Leal | 08/16/2012 - 09:46 | 0 Comments

As young immigrants begin the application process for President Obama's new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, others will have even more hurdles to jump, thanks to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer...

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Obama Immigration Changes & Deferred Action Applications Released

By Samantha Leal | 08/15/2012 - 09:41 | 0 Comments

Homeland Security recently announced what documents applicants would need to prove eligibility in the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program allows undocumented individuals (who were brought to the U.S. as children) to avoid deportation and obtain work permits if they meet the requirements of the program...

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DREAM-Eligible Candidates Warned of Scams

By Sugey Palomares | 07/06/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

Dream Act advocates may have been granted some relief after President Barack Obama’s administration announced a plan to stop deporting undocumented immigrants who are Dream Act-eligible, but some are now worried that these groups may be easy targets to scammers, reports...

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Election 2012: Is the Deportation Announcement a Game Changer?

By Viviana Hurtado | 06/21/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

Latinos’ enthusiasm and energy after President Obama announced young student or military illegal immigrants would not be deported could have powered a small city for a month. Now the devil is in the details: how is the policy going to be rolled out? What guidance will be given to those charged with executing the President’s vision such as law...

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Year in Review: Latinos in the News

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 12/29/2011 - 10:51 | 0 Comments

For Latinos, it’s been a great year (we are now the largest minority in the country!) and it’s been a bad year (immigration laws and deportations galore). As we say goodbye to 2011, here’s a look back at the biggest stories for our community. To a better 2012!