Diabetic DREAMer On Day 23 Of Hunger Strike

Diabetic DREAMer On Day 23 Of Hunger Strike

Mary Mata December 2, 2010

Felipe Vargas, 33, is on day 23 of a hunger strike. He’s diabetic and he supports the DREAM Act. Vargas was one of 16 DREAM Act protestors arrested at the San […]

Why Pass the DREAM Act?

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Here are some bullet points, as compiled by the Immigration Policy Center, to help you make the case in favor of the Act; they range from more taxable income, savings […]

VIDEO: Carlos Guerra – Pass The DREAM Act

Mary Mata

Carlos Guerra tells us a little bit about why he thinks it’s important to pass the DREAM Act.

New DREAM Act Language Released

Mary Mata December 1, 2010

Michael Olivas, professor from the University of Houston Law School, recently posted information about the DREAM Act’s new designation in the Senate now that Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said […]

So Who Really Ordered SA DREAMers Arrested?

Mary Mata November 30, 2010

There is more to the arrest of the SA DREAMers’ story than has yet met the eye. Depending on the source, 15 or 16 students and activists were hauled off […]

UPDATE: All San Anto DREAMers Released

Mary Mata

UPDATE: All the DREAMers from San Anto, but for Rev. Lorenza Andrade Smith who continues her protest in jail, have been released. Everyone else has been charged with Class B […]

UPDATED: 16 San Anto DREAMers Arrested

Mary Mata November 29, 2010

UPDATED: Sixteen DREAM Act protesters were arrested at Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s offices tonight after a six-hour sit-in. Apparently, the Washington, D.C. offices of Sen. Hutchison did not want the […]

Califas DREAMers Speak Out

Mary Mata

The Los Angeles Times ran an amazing piece over the weekend about courageous college students in California who are standing up and telling the world they need the DREAM Act, […]

Hunger Strike, Student Government, New Laws and the Constitution: A day in the Life of Immigration Reform

NewsTaco November 19, 2010

Education, politics, a hunger strike, constitutional law, the cost of sb1070 and a surprising revelation are all part of immigration news across the country. Let me put it in some […]

Obama Promises Action on Immigration, Again

NewsTaco November 18, 2010

Forgive me if I take a wait-and-see attitude on this. Now that the election day shellacking is behind him Pres. Obama took time to meet with members of the Congressional […]