Texas Gov. Rick Perry is reeling after a rough debate in Orlando, Fla., and is still taking heat for defending the law he signed 10 years ago, granting in-state tuition at Texas’ public universities to children of undocumented immigrants.
Today, Texas’ Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst piled onto the criticism of More…
Manuel Guerra — an undocumented immigrant who supports the DREAM Act, and whose deportation case was recently canceled — has earned the backing of some conservatives in Indiantown, Fla. #
The DREAM Act would grant people who entered the U.S. illegally before the age More…
As the Republican governor of Texas, Rick Perry has walked both sides of the immigration line, at one point implementing a Texas-style Dream Act that some say was the model for the national act. On the other hand, he’s authorized local police to inquire about the immigration status of anyone More…
Addressing the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference, President Barack Obama argued that there was little he could do on crucial issues such as immigration reform and lowering unemployment without the support of congressional Republicans.
Obama also defended his record on Hispanic-related issues, in particular on increasing access to More…
Almost 200 undocumented young people from across the U.S. gathered in the Russell Senate Office building in Washington, D.C., today to argue for the passage of the DREAM Act and a stay on the deportation of the people who might qualify for it if it becomes law.
Dressed in college More…
A few minutes into the the first ever Senate hearing on the DREAM Act, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the subcommittee holding the meeting, had to tell supporters to not applaud any comments. #
The DREAM Act — reintroduced this year by More…
Education and immigrant advocacy organizations are calling on President Barack Obama to use his executive authority to stop the deportation of young undocumented immigrants who would be eligible for the DREAM Act. #
The act, which was reintroduced in Congress this week, would grant unauthorized immigrants More…
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) sent out a press release today applauding President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Florida, and other co-sponsors for re-introducing the Development, More…
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) reintroduced on Wednesday the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, one day after President Obama’s speech on immigration reform. #
The DREAM Act – proposed every year since 2000 – would grant people who entered the More…
Just a day after President Obama’s speech at the U.S./Mexico border on immigration reform, Sen. Jeff Bingaman helped introduce legislation that would provide college students who entered the country before the age of 15 with a path to citizenship.
“I do not believe children should be punished for their More…
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