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The Orlando Sentinel reported that recently in Boston, immigrant students, the majority of them undocumented, gathered on the steps of the State Capitol voicing for the passage of immigration reform, particularly, the DREAM Act.
Although rallies such as this have occurred in the past few years, this time, these students are taking a slightly different approach.  That approach is [...]

The New York Times reported today that undocumented immigrant students, many of which were brought to the U.S. as children by their undocumented immigrant parents, have become more organized and are becoming a group to be reckoned with in their fight for the passage of the DREAM Act .
Students have held street rallies in cities across the country, sent thousands [...]

The Miami Herald reported today that supporters of the DREAM Act are uniting to lobby the government to focus its attention on this legislation.
For example, 25-year old Lizbeth Mateo, a native of Mexico and an undocumented immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for over ten years, earned a bachelor’s degree last year from California State University.  Now that she [...]

The Orlando Sentinel reported that a group of about 200 high school students will take part in a one-mile march at 1:30 p.m. calling on the government to pass immigration reform. Â
The students will march from Apopka High School to the Hope Community Center where the area’s immigrant farmworkers’ ministry is based.
The students are calling for passage of The Development, Relief and Education [...]

The Journal Gazette reported today that some Hispanic Groups rallied yesterday to support legislation that would grant legal status to certain children of illegal immigrants.
The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, known as the DREAM Act would grant conditional legal status to students younger than 35 who were brought to the U.S. before the age of 16, [...]