by Matias Ramos
Dream Roundup: Rutgers, Arizona State, Cal State Dominguez Hills
November 4, 2009 in News Article, Student Activism by Matias Ramos
Harvard Dreamer (Photo by Daily Breeze)
- At Rutgers University, a student dreams of having access to in-state tuition for New Jersey students. Last night’s victory by Chris Christie in the gubernatorial election creates a difficult scenario for such bill to move through, but the hope will remain at the federal level. The article is from the Daily Targum (Rutgers University)
During a typical week, Douglass College senior Marisol Conde-Hernandez balances 50-60 hours working as a waitress with six credits of classes — and the possibility of being deported due to her undocumented immigrant status.
Conde-Hernandez said she advocates for granting in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants because she thinks these kinds of students will be able to achieve more when they graduate.
“Education has been the most important factor in my upbringing and in me being who I am,†said Conde-Hernandez, who has been paying her out-of-state tuition term bills by working. “What’s great about Rutgers is that it’s pretty much all I’ve ever wanted in education. I always knew I wanted to go to college.â€
- From the Daily Breeze, an interesting profile of DreamActivist Alan, who graduated from Harvard and is now back in his hometown in the Los Angeles South Bay:
Some students knew he had a different background, but Alan still kept his immigration status largely a secret from peers. He wasn’t embarrassed or afraid, but mostly he didn’t want sympathy, which often seemed patronizing or obligatory.
The article also shouts out Espiritu de Nuestro Futuro, a group at Cal State Dominguez Hills
- Imagine 2050 reports on the situation faced by North Carolina dreamers and encourages people to sign the DREAM Act petition.
- Sun Devil Dreamers fighting the good fight at Arizona State University (State Press).
