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“Embracing [Our] Undocumented Identities” “Embracing [Our] Undocumented Identities”

RISE, a youth-led organization from UC Berkeley, hopes you read this article that was published in Colorlines magazine.

DREAM Act to Strengthen and Expand the Middle Class- the Drum Major Institute DREAM Act to Strengthen and Expand the Middle Class- the Drum Major Institute

The Drum Major Institute, founded by Harry Wachtel, lawyer and advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, has released a report citing the DREAM Act as legislation that could “strengthen our …

Notre Dame students rally for the DREAM Act Notre Dame students rally for the DREAM Act

With the amount of emails, notifications, questions, and reminders we get on our email account it becomes kind of hectic at times keeping up with everything.
Here is a clear example of a student organization that …

Register Now – DREAM Action Week: February 22nd-27th Register Now – DREAM Action Week: February 22nd-27th

United We Dream Network hosts a week of actions demanding congress and President Obama pass the Dream Act and Immigration Reform. Host and event and lay your stake in the movement!

MLK Day: Trail of Dreams Well Underway MLK Day: Trail of Dreams Well Underway

As January ends, the Trail of Dreams is well underway as they approach mid Florida with a line up of events to bring awareness to their cause.

The walkers will spend their Martin Luther King holiday …

UPDATE: 30-day Extension — Deportation of Anees Sous to Palestine UPDATE: 30-day Extension — Deportation of Anees Sous to Palestine

Anees Sous fights his deportation to Palestine, if something isn’t done soon he will be on a plane back home on Wednesday. His family struggles with even the thought of not having him around. Can you make the difference he needs?

Reflections on Little Rock Reflections on Little Rock

In Clinton, Tennessee, the Clinton 12 showed us humility. The first group of black students to integrate a white high school vanished from history books, but right in front of us they were human. They understood that the road immigrant students have to take comes littered with obstacles, and were excited to hear that we are fighting them. They overcame great obstacles yet still were able to relate to us.

Californians Smarter on Immigration Issues Californians Smarter on Immigration Issues

A new study by the Public Policy Institute of California reveals that a steady 69% of Californians support a path to legal residency for undocumented immigrants.
There are deep partisan divides between Democrats and Republicans, coastal …

Scholarships for Bay Area Immigrant Students

Since it is back to school period and college applications are coming around the corner, here is a resource from Educators for Fair Consideration, directed towards immigrant youth in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Educators for …

Study: Gen 1.5 Immigrants on Par with ‘Natives’ Study: Gen 1.5 Immigrants on Par with ‘Natives’

Sociologists White and Glick declare their latest findings on Generation 1.5 immigrants in Achieving Anew: How New Immigrants Do in American Schools, Jobs and Neighborhoods.
Immigrants are often caught up in a double bind. Immigration restrictions …