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House of Representatives Passes the DREAM Act
09 Dec 2010 / Announcements, Immigration Reform, News, The DREAM ActThe New York Times reported today that the House of Representatives passed the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 also known as the DREAM Act late last night by a vote of 216 to 198. This is great news for undocumented immigrant students that have been brought to the U.S. as children because [...]
Will the DREAM Act Pass and Become Law in the Near Future?
01 Dec 2010 / Announcements, Green Cards, Immigration Reform, NewsThe New York Times reported yesterday that immigrant advocate groups across the United States have come together to call on members of Congress to pass a bill that would legalize undocumented illegal immigrant students. This is an effort to have the legislation pass before Congress adjourns for the year and, while Democrats still have control in both chambers of Congress. [...]
Dream Act to be Reintroduced
18 Nov 2010 / Announcements, Green Cards, Immigration Reform, NewsThe New York Times reported yesterday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, would introduce a bill in the upcoming Congressional lame duck session to legalize certain undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, otherwise known as the DREAM Act. The Senator tried to introduce the DREAM Act as part of a larger military appropriations bill prior to the midterm elections. However, the [...]
Will the DREAM Act be Passed? Deportations of Immigrant Students on Hold.
10 Aug 2010 / Announcements, Deportation, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Reform, Legislative Watch, The DREAM ActThe New York Times reported yesterday that while the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) has been deporting record numbers of criminal aliens, the agency has been less focused on deporting undocumented immigrant students that were brought to the U.S. by their parents when they were children. In cases where immigrant students were identified and apprehended by immigration officials, the students were released from USICE custody and their [...]
Undocumented Immigrant Students Becoming Bolder in their Fight for Legalization
11 Dec 2009 / Green Cards, Immigration Reform, Legislative Watch, The DREAM ActThe 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 [...]
Hispanic Groups Rally for Passage of the DREAM Act
30 Apr 2009 / The DREAM ActThe 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 [...]
College Board Releases Report Supporting Passage of DREAM Act
23 Apr 2009 / The DREAM ActThe 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, [...]
