May 2012
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DreamActivist.org: Call for Stories: Are You An... →
dreamactivist:
Here’s some good news: the Ninth Circuit has agreed to re-hear the Child Status Protection Act class action litigation, Cuellar de Osorio v. Holder. If they rule in favor of the petitioners, thousands of undocumented youth, immigrant youth with legal resident parents and young adults separated…
March 2012
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Stories from DREAMers around America: My Story:... →
dreamerstories:
My parents brought me to the United States when I was 3 years old. I did not realize how different my life was going to be as opposed to my friends, who are all “legal” in this country, until I was 18.
It was horrible for me to realize that I was not going to a university because I did not…
Stories from DREAMers around America: My Story:... →
dreamerstories:
Everyone has a story and it seems like I have two – the real one and the superficial one. My story is lived by 2 million Americans – well, not so American. I am 24 years old and have been residing in the United States illegally since I was 8. This fact has shaped the way I have lived my life, but…
According to Whitehouse.gov...
The DREAM Act will contribute to our military’s recruitment efforts and readiness. Secretary of Defense Gates has written to DREAM Act sponsors citing the rich precedent of non-citizens serving in the U.S. military and stating that “the DREAM Act represents an opportunity to expand [the recruiting] pool, to the advantage of military recruiting and readiness.”
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ELIGIBLE FOR THE DREAM ACT?
Must have entered the United States before the age of 16 (i.e. 15 and younger)
Must have been present in the United States for at least five (5) consecutive years prior to enactment of the bill
Must have graduated from a United States high school, or have obtained a GED, or have been accepted into an institution of higher education (i.e. college/university)
Must be between the ages of 16 and...
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Valedictorian's deportation order spurs student... →
drunklikebiblicaltimes:
Students at North Miami Senior High are rallying for their classmate and valedictorian, Daniela Pelaez, 18, who was given an order for voluntary departure by a federal immigration judge. Students at North Miami High School are protesting a judge’s order for their valedictorian to leave the country.
Daniela Pelaez, 18, was given the order for voluntary departure by a...
