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New York Dreamers Begin Hunger Strike As State Budget Deadline Looms
*The important sentence in this article, after you cut through Gov. Cuomo’s desire for a compromise that won’t happen, is this one, by NY councilwoman Ydanis Rodriguez: “Who’s making the […]
Obama Promises Dreamers He Won’t Back Down
*Somehow, a promise made to DREAMers in the Oval Office feels like it carries more weight than a promise made among politicians. VL By Elsie Foley, Huffington Post WASHINGTON — […]
Arizona DREAMers Can Get Driver’s Licenses Starting This Week
*It took the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to decide that this wasn’t an issue. But don’t hold your breath, this is Arizona after all. I suspect there will be an […]
DREAMers No More – What is Happening to Young, Undocumented Immigrant Activists?
By Von Diaz, Feet in 2 Worlds The DREAMer movement is in flux. Once monolithic, political activism by young, undocumented immigrants has become fragmented, with some activists abandoning the fight for comprehensive […]
‘Dreamers’ Poised for Online Push Toward Immigration Reform!
By Lisa Barron, Newsmax FWD.us, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s lobby group, has introduced the young illegal immigrants who will take part in this month’s “hackathon” contest in Silicon Valley. FWD.us […]
‘Dreamers’ to code alongside Mark Zuckerberg in Fwd.us hackathon
By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg’s immigration advocacy group Fwd.us is planning to hold a hackathon next month for young undocumented immigrants as it tries to refocus attention […]
Congressman says he understands DREAMers’ plight because he’s from Arkansas
By Alex Seitz-Wald, Washington Post California Republican Rep. Gary Miller has earned a reputation as an immigration hardliner, but when confronted by a group of young immigrants Friday at a […]
Detained DREAMers begin hunger strike to push for better phone privileges
By Brian Latimer, NBC Latino After three days in detainment, nine DREAMers, known as the DREAM 9 on social media, engaged in a hunger strike to demand more flexible phone privileges […]
DREAMers To Deliver Cantaloupes To Steve King’s Office
By Perry Stein, Talking Points Memo DREAMers in graduation caps and gowns will deliver cantaloupes to Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) office Thursday afternoon in protest of the congressman’s controversial statement […]
‘Dreamers’ Who Left US Miss Immigration Reform
By Valeria Fernandez, Associates Press/ABCNews When U.S. President Barack Obama began stopping the deportations last year of some young immigrants living in the country illegally, Adriana Gil Diaz realized that […]