Immigration reform had a high and a low in 2010.  For example, on December 9, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the DREAM Act that would allow certain undocumented immigrants that were brought to the U.S. as young children who met requirements such as receipt of a college degree or having completed a certain amount of military service, would be legalized.  However, [...]

The 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 [...]

The 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. [...]

The 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.   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 [...]

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) issued a press release yesterday stating that as President Obama renewed his Administration’s pledge to pursue comprehensive immigration reform, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced its intention to refocus its worksite enforcement on criminal prosecutions of employers who knowingly hire unauthorized workers.   The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship led [...]

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, [...]