I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid (Video)

I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid (Video)

Mary Mata July 6, 2012

By Reyna Jacqueline Peña, Gozamos On Thursday, June 28th, Gozamos joined The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum for “I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid.”  The Museum collaborated with the national Coming Out of the Shadows campaign […]

DREAMers Are Targets Of Immigration Scams

NewsTaco July 5, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor It hasn’t yet been a month and already the scammers have come out. There are reports that DREAMers have been targeted by immigration scams; unscrupulous […]

Obama’s Last Move On Undocumented Resulted In Little Change

Mary Mata June 27, 2012

By Suevon Lee, ProPublica Last week, the White House announced what could be a big shift in immigration policy, exempting many young illegal immigrants from deportation in the short run. But this […]

For Undocumented Graduates: A Dream Deferred

Mary Mata May 23, 2012

By Melissa Del Bosque, Texas Observer This week thousands of University of Texas students are graduating and looking forward to pursuing their careers. Among them are graduates who see nothing […]

Call For Stories: Aged-Out Child Of a Legal Permanent Resident?

Mary Mata May 17, 2012

By Prerna Lai, DREAM ACTIVIST Here’s some good news: the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to re-hear the Child Status Protection Act class action litigation, Cuellar de Osorio v. […]

DREAMers Begin Walk From San Francisco To Washington DC

Mary Mata March 22, 2012

By Maria-Elena Young, Courtesy of The Curious Ostrich On Saturday, March 10, youth from across the US left San Francisco to walk in support of the DREAM Act. Their organization […]

Thousands Protest HS Valedictorian Facing Deportation In Miami

Mary Mata March 6, 2012

North Miami Senior High gained national attention Friday when more than 2600 students and teachers walked out of class in the biggest immigration protest in South Florida since 2004. Colombian sisters […]

Stop SB 458, Georgia’s Anti-DREAM Act

Mary Mata March 5, 2012

By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO Matters concerning the prosperity and future of our state and those concerning children should be absolutely void of political theatrics. Unfortunately, some Georgia […]

Latino Students Protest Romney’s Visit To Arizona

Mary Mata February 16, 2012

While Republican president hopeful Mitt Romney visited the State of Arizona, a group of young Latinos protested his visit due to his stance on immigration reform and the Development Relief […]

Bien Hecho: Students Use Lucha Libre For DREAM Act In NC

Mary Mata February 9, 2012

In order to raise awareness of North Carolina’s Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the bill that would legalize a large number of undocumented students, student activists […]