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As the Supreme Court considers Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act today and tomorrow, the Uniting American Families Act is dying a slow and quiet death, thanks to Washington-based immigration reform advocates. UAFA would allow the same-sex partners to be treated equally as heterosexual couples under immigration law. We, of course, support UAFA. The Senate ‘Gang of [...]

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I’m the same-sex partner of a U.S. citizen, a daughter to lawful permanent residents, grand-daughter of a U.S. citizen, a sibling to a U.S. citizen, and so on. I’m about to graduate with a law degree from one of America’s best law schools. Least I forget, for two years now, the Justice Department under President [...]

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Beware a common mistake about Senator Marco Rubio cropping up again. For nearly a year now, we have heard that Rubio’s relief proposal for undocumented youth prevented you from becoming a citizen, i.e. “no path to citizenship.” Last year, some went even so far as to accuse Rubio of creating a “second-class citizenship” for undocumented youth [...]

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There is a lot of talk for bringing back the dead “comprehensive immigration reform” now that President Obama has won re-election and slain the immigrant-hating tea-party dragon. Of course, the enthusiasm is amusing given the President’s own dismal immigration rights record — record-high deportations, presiding over the war on immigrants through massive expansion of Secure [...]

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Meet Stanley. He’s been detained since September 5th at Pike County Correctional Facility here in Pennsylvania. While in detention an old hand injury contracted a staff infection, and Stanley was placed in medical isolation causing him to have a nervous breakdown. He has also been suffering stomach illnesses on and off as a result of [...]

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On June 15th, Henry was taking a shower when a group of detainees turned off all the lights in the shower, threatened him with a blade, and proceeded to sexually assault him. In shock and fear, Henry returned to his room but the pain got to be too much to bear so he went to [...]

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The Deferred Action Waiver Fund (otherwise known as “DACAF”) is a fund set up to award undocumented activists with a scholarship to cover the fee associated with applying for Deferred Action. The Department of Homeland Security has set this fee at $465. We recognize that many of the activists we work with on a daily [...]

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Hey Angy, I have been following your blog and the DreamActivist website for some time. My story is the same as yours and everyone elses. I came here at the tender age of one from Guatemala. I beat all the odds and graduated High School with all the honors and achievements possible but my status [...]

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The New York Dream Fund, similar to the Illinois Dream Act, passed the Assembly on May 1st with 136 yes votes. This fund would create a privately financed scholarship fund for all children of immigrants in New York State. In order to have money inside the fund, one must fundraise and/or receive donations. A committee [...]

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[Written for a May Day rally] We are gathered here on this May Day for many reasons. We are gathered to celebrate community, community that has been built by the hands and on the backs of working class people. We are gathered to remember those who have labored in the past to ensure that we [...]

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