March 2012
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Please take a moment to help this UC Santa Barbara... →
Please sign this petition!!!
“We write to humbly request that you take immediate action to stop the deportation of DREAM Act-Eligible student, Cindy Reyna (A#205310046). Despite both President Obama and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano’s announcement that DREAM Act eligible youth are not a priority for deportation, a UC Santa Barbara student was stopped at a police...
Federal judge blocks another portion of Arizona...
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A federal judge says day laborer rules in Arizona’s SB1070 violate free speech. (flickr: Gage Skidmore)
By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration
A federal judge in Arizona has blocked a portion of the state’s crackdown immigration law that prohibited day laborers from blocking the streets when looking for work, according to the Associated Press.
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February 2012
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What part of "legal immigration" don't you... →
I will always love this.
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“The problem is we don’t make the connections and everyday I grow more tired of...”
– The Other Side of Immigration (via kileyrae)
This is an amazing, amazing documentary (and it’s on Netflix and really not that long). Do your mind a favor and watch it.
(via saaraeliisavaris)
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Oscar-nominated actor Demian Bichir gives voice to...
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Mexican actor Demián Bichir’s Oscar worthy performance in A Better Life speaks to the struggles of millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. (Summit Entertainment)
By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration, Entertainment
“One always hopes that his/her performance transcends the typical role,” A Better Life’s Demián Bichir tells me during a recent phone call from Mexico, in...
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GOP candidates embrace Ariz. immigration law,...
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GOP candidates are looking to prove they’re tough on immigration to the conservative debate crowd. (Flickr)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics, Immigration
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich were quick to remind the Arizona GOP debate crowd that they’re tough on the immigration issue.
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Word Games: The New York Times Crossword Puzzle's...
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The New York Times Crossword Editor Will Shortz admits a clue in Thursday’s puzzle was a mistake. (Michael Sharp, Rex Parker) By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration
It’s not uncommon for crossword puzzles in The New York Times to have a theme. On Thursday last week, that theme — in a way that turned out to be both ironic and fitting — was ERROR.
At issue was a clue that caught...
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How Obama's budget will affect immigration...
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The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing with Sec. Janet Napolitano today to review next year’s budget. (Center for American Progress)
By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration
On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is scheduled to testify before Congress about this year’s proposed presidential budget. Napolitano will be talking specifically...
Information About NYDA
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Bill name and number: New York Dream Act (S4179/A6829)
What is the New York Dream Act?
The New York Dream Act would allow undocumented students who meet in-state tuition requirements to access state financial aid for higher education.
Why is it important?
An estimated 146,000 youth in New York who have been educated in New York public schools are currently ineligible to receive...
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ethiopienne:
are we still on this bootstrap shit?
talldarkbishoujo:
Regarding this financial aid wank going around my dash:
I’ve worked in FA off and on for like, the last 5 or so years (most recently as an FA counselor at a for-profit, at least until I moved back east and became funemployed) and quite honestly the average person has no fucking clue how higher ed financing works in the US....
Study: DREAM Act would generate $3.6 trillion for...
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The cost of tuition subsidies would be around $6.2 billion a year, but experts believe that Dreamers would pay for this and more over the long-term (Photo: flickr.com)
By TATIANA SANCHEZ Channel: Economics, Immigration
With California’s recent approval of the state DREAM Act and the presidential campaign in full-swing, controversy over immigration reform, and particularly the DREAM...
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“No human being is illegal.”
– Elie Wiesel (via writeyourheart-out)
Oscar-nominated actor Demian Bichir's humble...
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Demian Bichir worked as a busboy at a Mexican restaurant in New York before his Oscar nomination rolled around. The actor is pictured here in a scene from A Better Life with Jose Julian, who plays his son. (Photo courtesy of Summit Entertainment)
By AMARIS CASTILLO Channel: Entertainment
Demian Bichir’s star has soared to celestial heights in the past few months. Not only did...
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Please reblog and spread the word:
scarby:
My friends uncle has been arrested by ICE and has been sentenced to deportation. He is an upstanding member of the community though and has been paying taxes for 20 years. He is an employee of the state of North Carolina and works as a bus driver. Both of his children are citizens of the US and he is up for citizenship in 2014. His 14 year old daughter suffers from epilepsy and needs...