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Felipe Vargas has been a longtime ally of the immigrant rights movement, especially to undocumented youth. Now, as he runs for school board in San Antonio, it’s time for our movement to make sure he gets our support. Most importantly, Vargas wants to make sure all parents whose children are in Southwest ISD school system [...]

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Last week, the news broke that some really wonderful people at the National Immigrant Youth Alliance had literally infiltrated the Broward Transitional Center in Florida, what can only be described as a waiting-room-come-prison for immigrants. News trickled out that they were recording the stories of other people in the detention center, some who were in [...]

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On April 24, 2012 , ICE conducted an raid at a Waste Management work site in Houston, TX. Waste Management is a national company that provides garbage, recycling and yard waste services. That morning, a total of 16 workers were detained and taken into immigration custody, none of them had a criminal record. Four of [...]

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Last week José Luis Zelaya, an undocumented student from Texas, lost his bid to become Texas A&M’s student body president. Yes, you read correctly. An undocumented student ran his own campaign to serve as the president of the entire student body ,and despite his loss we must take a second and analyze what this historic [...]

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It’s a brand new year for the immigrant youth movement, and with it comes a lot more work that faces each and every one of us involved in it. If you have committed yourself to accomplishing anything this year make sure that coming out as undocumented is at the top of your list. Here at [...]

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On Novemeber 25, Joaquin Luna committed suicide. He was a dreamer from Texas. We want you to know you are

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The list is long. The crazies are many. But never fear, there is a light in the dark! Someone actually said something nice about immigrants! You may or may not have heard, but Rick Perry, current Governator of Tejas (aka Texas, the Lone Star state, greatest state ever) defended the fact that he signed into [...]

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This weekend, I was in Tallahassee for an exceptional leadership development and social justice training for college students. The program is Young People For, which is working to build the newest generation of progressive leaders. I participated in the program last year, completed my Blueprint for Social Justice in the spring, and am currently serving [...]

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Last week marked the end of my student teaching experience at Ridgetop Elementary School in Austin, TX. I was in an ESL classroom meant for students going into the 1st grade, with ages ranging from 4 to 7. Some students write (nearly) perfect sentences and speak English fluently — others have trouble counting past five, [...]

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So for those of you who missed it, which I don’t know how that would be possible, the first Dream Act hearing ever in the Senate was held yesterday.

We had an all star cast of witnesses, from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to our very own Ola Kaso, give their testimonies in front of various senators who sat in the panel. Not too long ago we asked you to submit your testimonies if you were unable to attend the hearing and we promised some goodies to those who would guess some of the witnesses from yesterday’s hearing. It is apparent that our friend from DC Matias Ramos is our winner so we will be sure to celebrate accordingly!

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