Tag Archive | "Immigrant Youth"

15 Undocumented Youth and Supporters Walk to Albany

New York has become a battle ground. I’m not joking. We have until June to pass the New York Dream Act and all hands are on deck coordinating events, from calling, petitioning, to over night vigils and weeks of action. As the end of the legislative session approaches, efforts to get the bill up for [...]

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Leonardo’s Story: From Homeless to Stanford

There was a time when Leonardo thought he would never be able to go to college. Four years later, he is studying at one of the best universities in the country: Stanford. Leonardo was only 6 years old when his mother re-married and moved to the United States without him. He was raised, in Mexico, [...]

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Ask Angy: Same Skin Color Of Opposition

Hey Angy, hope all is well. I’m a student from Arizona and I can’t begin to say how inspired, touched, and amazed I am at how this movement has gone through the country. I was born here and only until recently, with all the awesome awareness that you beautiful people have committed, have I begun [...]

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Miguel Faces Deportation This Week

Miguel, an undocumented youth from Allentown, Pennsylvania, is in need of our help. He is currently detained at York County Jail in York, Pennsylvania where he is awaiting deportation back to El Salvador. Immigration officials are telling his family he could be deported as early as this week. Miguel doesn’t have much time and, unless [...]

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@BarackObama MIGHT answer your #DreamAct tweets during his @Townhall

Social media guide and super awesome website Mashable is reporting that on July 6th President @BarackObama will be hosting a town hall on Twitter, the FIRST ONE EVER! Is there a trend of “firsts” going on in DC? The focus of the town hall will be what you would expect: jobs, the economy, all that [...]

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Obama Deports a Student: Meet Julio

This entry is part of a weekly post on DREAM-eligible youth who are facing deportation, despite President Obama and his administration saying they are not a priority. Tell President Obama to stop deporting undocumented youth. Imagine having to leave your own country because your very own life is being threatened by gangs. Now, after living [...]

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PA DREAM Act Introduced!

PRESS RELEASE June 17, 2011 HISTORIC STEP: Pennsylvania DREAM Act Introduced For Immediate Release Contact: Pamela Linares pammela.salazar@gmail.com PHILADELPHIA – State Representative Tony Payton (179th District) will be holding a press conference to announce the introduction of the Pennsylvania DREAM Act bill on Monday, June 20th, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. DreamActivist Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Immigration [...]

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Obama Deports a DREAMer: Meet Miguel

This entry is part of a weekly post on DREAM-eligible youth who are facing deportation, despite President Obama and his administration saying they are not a priority. Tell President Obama to stop deporting undocumented youth. Miguel Aparicio was in his 20s when the DREAM Act was first introduced. Initially brought up 2001, it has now [...]

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Help Stop Zulma's Deportation!

This entry is part of a weekly post on DREAM-eligible youth who are facing deportation, despite President Obama and his administration saying they are not a priority. Tell President Obama to stop deporting undocumented youth. Meet Zulma Villatoro. Zulma was born in Guatemala, but that is no longer her home. In 1998, she arrived in [...]

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Ask Angy: Pity, Or Insults, For The Paperless Cat

Hi Angy, I noticed you’re really good with listening to people who need to vent, and well I really need someone to talk to right now… My name is Catalina and I am a Dreamer currently in my second year of college. I had a terrible day in school because they were not letting me [...]

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