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Ask Angy: Flying While Undocumented

Angy, I am from Pennsylvania and I really want to fly out to California soon but I am undocumented. Is it okay for me to fly? What is the process or what should I do? Thanks, Namin Hi Namin, Thank you for the email. Flying while undocumented can be done, I know lots of people [...]

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Latinos and the GOP Primary: An Imaginary Road

This week, an awesome guest post that was originally featured here. Enjoy! Alan A. Aja is an Assistant Professor of Puerto Rican & Latino Studies at Brooklyn College (CUNY), where he has taught as an instructor and adjunct lecturer since 2005. He is currently writing a book on black/white Cuban relations in south Florida.He can [...]

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High school senior, Gustavo, fights Friday 12/16 deportation!!

It seems Obama is trying to hit a new low. This Friday Gustavo, a high school DREAMer from Oregon is scheduled to be deported.  All of the paperwork is in, all we need now is for Obama to do what he says he is doing and stop Gustavo’s deportation. Gustavo is an outstanding student. He [...]

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Week in Review – From GA, NC, IL and NY!

We know you are busy so here are a few stories from some awesome groups you should check out. Amy from North Carolina DREAM Team talks about why she’s ‘Documented and Afraid’ Me: Hey, I can drive tonight. Undocumented Friend: Are you sure? I can drive, you drove the last time. Me: Seriously, I have [...]

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Arpaio, you botched 400 sex cases. It’s time for you to go!

By now we all know what a horrible human being Sheriff Joe Arpaio is. He has been accused of human rights violations and his abuse of immigrants and inmates has been well-documented. But if you needed another reason to call for his immediate resignation, here’s one: Sheriff Arpaio failed to investigate over 400 sex crimes [...]

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Suprise: Jonathan and Isaac Released from Detention . . . Round 2 Coming Soon

Happy Thanksgiving, however you may celebrate it.  So we have one piece of good news for the day, Jonathan and Isaac were released very early in the morning today.  They spent a total of 10 days in the Basile  immigration detention center, the first five days they were in a New Orleans prison. The action [...]

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Dreamactivist.org Hosts National Youth Convening in Alabama – Nov 11th to 16th

Hate has never left Alabama. It reared its ugly head as the state went through the painful process of desegregation and mandatory enforcement of then recently enacted civil rights policies. It threatened to dampen the spirit of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. as he was unjustly jailed in Birmingham. That hate has been passed down [...]

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TAKE ACTION: Miguel Is Still Detained

Miguel, an undocumented student, has been in detention at York County Jail in Pennsylvania for over two months now. Please sign the petition to stop his deportation. Miguel was born in El Salvador and was brought to the United States when he was only 9 years old. He has lived in the United States for [...]

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I Need To Do Something I Can’t Wait Anymore!

Hi Angy, My name is Cesar and I am illegal, well I guess that part is obvious, haha. I’m 18, been in NYC for 10 years, luckily been able to go to college and finish my first year. I got into the Macaulay Honors program at Lehman, which I hope all students in our situation [...]

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Ask Angy: Staying or Leaving

My name is Sam and I am 28 years old. I am a college graduate and I am a DREAMer as everybody else in here. The recent failure to pass the federal Dream Act has made me realize that even though I love the U.S. Maybe I am not destined to be here. I have [...]

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