We Are Coming Out for Our Sister: a self-deported Dreamer

On the day of their sister’s 26th birthday, two undocumented brothers write about why they haven’t seen her in three years, why we need immigration reform as soon as possible, and why we need to march.

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DreamActivist Is Heading to RootsCamp DC. We Need Your Support. DreamActivist Is Heading to RootsCamp DC. We Need Your Support.

It’s been more than a year since I joined the DreamACTivist team and I have never even met one of the founders of the site in person, let alone celebrate our various success with the …

Download: Support the DREAM Act Logos Download: Support the DREAM Act Logos

Now available for free download, the logos for the Support the DREAM Act series. Thanks to Ray, a dreamer in California.

ALIPAC: Following the Money Trail to Gheen’s Pockets ALIPAC: Following the Money Trail to Gheen’s Pockets

Prerna uncovers how William Gheen is using ALIPAC as an excuse to not get a real job by pocketing 40-50% of money raised and spending less than 1% on contributing to anti-immigrant candidates.

This Thanksgiving: #IamThankFulfor This Thanksgiving: #IamThankFulfor

Since we often don’t focus on the good things in life, I’ll stir up some positive energy here.
I am thankful that everyone we know seems to be working hard to make immigration reform a possibility …

Tam Tran at the American Sociological Association Tam Tran at the American Sociological Association

I spent the weekend with Tam Tran in San Francisco over a month ago–but only after her participation in an opening plenary session at the American Sociological Association on Building Excellent, Diverse, and Just Communities: …

Busted Borders Project is Up Busted Borders Project is Up

As part of our goal of building bridges of understanding and tolerance, I have been working with Busted Halo–a site for spiritual seekers, to spread awareness about immigrants caught in our situation. Below is the …

Good News for ‘Aged-Out’ Youth – Court Certifies CSPA Class-Action Lawsuit Good News for ‘Aged-Out’ Youth – Court Certifies CSPA Class-Action Lawsuit

Why should some immigrant youth have to wait in line twice even when their families followed the law right down to the tee?! A lawsuit against USCIS may provide aged-out immigrant youth with some relief.

Texas Attorney General – No Clear Legal Precedent on Instate Tuition Texas Attorney General – No Clear Legal Precedent on Instate Tuition

Instate-tuition for undocumented students remains a contentious topic for discussion and litigation. When asked by anti-immigrant Texan House Representative, Rob Eissler, for a legal opinion on the issue, the Texas Attorney General–Greg Abbott-was unable to …

News 21 Profiles Undocumented Students News 21 Profiles Undocumented Students

He did all the right things—made good grades, applied to college, graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in architecture. But when it came to finding a job, Luis, 24, was …

#NCLR09 – Rep. Susana Mendoza: The DREAM Act is a No Brainer #NCLR09 – Rep. Susana Mendoza: The DREAM Act is a No Brainer

“It doesn’t make any sense on any level to not support the DREAM Act.”
-Susana Mendoza, First District, Illinois House of Representatives.

As we near the historic confirmation of Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, we still …