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Hispanic Groups Rally for Passage of the DREAM Act
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, [...]
College Board Releases Report Supporting Passage of DREAM Act
The College Board released a report titled, “Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students” which supports passage of the DREAM Act.
If passed, the DREAM Act will amend the immigration law to allow certain immigrant students who graduate from an American High School, are of good moral character, arrived in the U.S. as children, and [...]
Two Major Labor Unions Join Forces in Support of Immigration Reform
The New York Times reported yesterday that the nation’s two major labor federations, the A.F.L.-C.I.O., and the Change to Win Federation have agreed to join forces to support an overhaul of the immigration laws.
John Sweeney, President of the A.F.L.-C.I.O, and Joe T. Hansen, a leader of the Change to Win Federation, presented their now common position in Washington. In 2007, when Congress last [...]
Great News for Foreign Students: DREAM Act Re-Introduced in Congress
The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (also called “The DREAM Act”) was re-introduced in Congress yesterday.
The bill provides that certain immigrant students who graduate from an American High School, are of good moral character, arrived in the U.S. as children, and have been in the U.S. continuously for a period of at least five years [...]
