Marco: A DREAMer from the Bay State

In anticipation of the National Coming Out Week,  stories written and submitted by undocumented youth will be published daily. More stories shedding light on the experiences of DREAMers can be …

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The Benefits of Coming Out- Together The Benefits of Coming Out- Together

UCLA has a reputation for producing proud, enthusiastic DREAMers.  They’ve even got their own page at DREAMActivist for sharing their incredible stories.
Their enthusiasm has created many willing allies among not only other students but administrators …

Meet Tiffany- a DREAMer Meet Tiffany- a DREAMer

Meet Tiffany, a DREAMer from California who aspires to be a nurse, give back to her community, and help her family.

Study: Effects of AB-540

Abstract: I asked Patty, who also identified herself as an “AB 540” student when requesting the affidavit, if she had any fears in the process: No, no, I wasn’t really scared because everything that we …

ATTN: California DREAM Act Students – Forum in Los Angeles

AB 540 EDUCATION TOWN HALL
PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS AND ADVOCATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!
Education, Immigrant Rights and Legal Experts will be on hand to discuss the recent 3rd California District Appellate Court ruling concerning Assembly …

Not ‘A Mexican Thing’: Undocumented Asian Dreamers

Source: AsianWeek

Picture an undocumented student, and the first image to pop up is unlikely to be an Asian one.
Yet a recent report by the University of California Office of the President revealed that 40 to …

New documentary from California – AB 540

Source: SacBee
Travis Silcox wishes everybody knew an AB 540 the way she does.
Silcox directs the English department at Sacramento City College, a job that puts her in close contact with youths who call themselves AB …

Most AB-540 Students at University of California are U.S. Citizens

It makes the issue less black and white when a sizable chunk of those that benefit from AB-540, the instate tuition legislation, are American citizens.
From the Chronicle of Higher Education:
The University of California said it …

California – AB-540 faces court challenge – No reason to panic

Excerpts from an editorial in the Sacramento Bee:
Editorial: DREAM Act more urgent than ever
Lawmakers passed AB 540 because they want kids who were brought to California through no decision of their own and who have …

California AB-540 Ruling From Appeals Court

So the argument goes something like this:
Mrs. Kansas Says: My daughter, who happens to be a United States citizen, is being discriminated against by California public colleges. She was accepted to CSU, however she …

Students March for Immigration Rights

OAKLAND, CA (KGO) — Thousands of people around the world are using the first day of May to march, rally, or demonstrate over different issues.
Students and immigration rights activists marched in Oakland …