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On the heels of President Obama’s reelection, and Speaker Boehner’s surprising announcement about a possible deal on immigration reform, immigrant rights advocates are already placing their bets on what we can expect with regards to a comprehensive immigration reform package. Yes, the undocumented population is also joining in the discussion – but the sentiments are not the [...]

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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. We recognize that many of the activists we work with on a daily basis do not have the financial means to apply for Deferred [...]

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Have you met the little boy in blue glasses? His name is Samuel Soto, he goes by Samuelito or little Samuel and he is hoping you can help bring his father home. Make a Call to Senator Nelson and Demand he Bring Little Samuel’s Father Home! Little Samuel’s dad has been detained at the Broward [...]

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Thank you for all of your calls and petition signatures these past few weeks, it seems like our work at the Broward Detention Center is paying off. On Monday two people were released. On Tuesday we had more news, this time not all good. Julio Blanco was deported, despite having a clean record and being [...]

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DreamActivist.org Endorsed Attorney List for your Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) Application This list is composed of attorneys who have been there for us over the course of the last few years. From representing us, at no cost, when we have risked arrest, to supporting us in stopping one of the over 300 deportation [...]

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On July 11th, 2012, Marco Saavedra allowed for himself to be detained by immigration authorities in Miami, Florida in hopes

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The journalist called him to ask about my life through his point of view. She asked if he was scared about our family being separated because of deportation; she listened as he said, “yes, they’re my only family”. The journalist asked about us growing up and if we get along now, he replied, “we’re just [...]

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The Georgia state Senate approved, by a 34-19 vote, to kick undocumented youth out of Georgia’s 60 public colleges. However, while it moved to do that, one Republican was moving in the opposite direction. President pro tem Tommie Williams, R-Lyons, whose district includes blueberry, onion and corn growers, said Georgia ought to do something for [...]

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It’s Friday. Burn some time in class or at work and check out the latest news: USA Today –  ”Obama: I’ve got five years to revamp immigration” “My presidency is not over,” Obama said when asked about the failure to come up with an immigration bill. “I’ve got another five years coming up. We’re going [...]

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The Republican primary is in full swing, and over th etrajectory of this whole spectacle we have observed frontrunners Romney and Gingrich lay out their views on immigration. From Romney’s ridiculous “self-deportation”spectacle to Gingrich’s half-baked DREAM Act, we can say that the immigration rhetoric is fueling up this election year and there seems to be no [...]

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