In 2004, NAFSA’s Board of Directors authorized the association to engage in the emerging debate over comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). We entered this debate because we believed three things. First, a comprehensive bill would most likely be the vehicle for the provisions involving high-skilled immigration in which we were most interested; therefore, we had to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘DREAM Act’
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: What Is It? Why Are We For It?
Posted in Advocacy, Foreign Students & Scholars, Immigration Policy, NAFSA, tagged comprehensive immigration reform, DREAM Act, global talent on February 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
With State of the Union Address, President Takes Key Step Toward a National Conversation on Immigration Reform
Posted in Advocacy, Foreign Students & Scholars, Immigration Policy, tagged DREAM Act, global talent, immigration reform, President Obama, State of the Union on January 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »
(Official White House Photo: Pete Souza) In November, NAFSA released a statement calling on President Obama to lead a national conversation on immigration reform. The president took an important step in that direction in last night’s State of the Union address. The President has spent most of his first term responding to the immigration opponents’ [...]
Mission Accomplished! A Way Forward on Immigration Reform
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged DREAM Act, illegal immigration, immigration reform on December 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In 1966, when America was becoming bogged down in the Vietnam War—a problem seemingly as intractable as the immigration problem seems today—Sen. George Aiken of Vermont proposed a novel solution. He said we should just declare victory and get out. A similar proposal seems in order with respect to today’s war against illegal immigration from [...]
Fight for DREAM Act Continues in Maryland
Posted in Advocacy, Guest Post, Immigration Policy, tagged DREAM Act, Governor O’Malley, Maryland on September 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Jody K. Olsen A Montgomery County, Maryland, high school principal and close friend told me in March of the number of top graduating seniors at her school who were undocumented and thus being denied access to many colleges nationally and required to pay out-of-state tuition at public universities in the state they and their [...]
“We aren’t always who you think we are” – Thoughts on Jose Antonio Vargas and the Immigration Debate
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, NAFSA, tagged Define American, DREAM Act, Jose Antonio Vargas on July 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
When I first heard about Jose Antonio Vargas’ campaign, Define American, the phrase was like a punch in the gut. Unlike Vargas, I’m not an illegal immigrant, and nothing about my appearance makes people wonder where I came from. But I am an immigrant, and like him and countless others, I have spent my life striving to live the definition of “being an American” that he articulates: hard work, a sense of deep pride in being here, and a desire to contribute.
DREAM Deferred: A Revived Effort for the DREAM Act
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged deferred action, DREAM Act, Obama Administration on April 26, 2011 | 5 Comments »
The immigration debate is back in the spotlight in Washington, DC. Last week, President Obama met with political, business, and religious leaders to discuss the need for comprehensive immigration reform even though it is stalled in Congress. Regardless of the comprehensive debate, we have an opportunity to make a difference for young people raised in [...]
More Work to be Done on the DREAM Act
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged DREAM Act on December 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This may be the last chance for the DREAM Act to pass this year as the intense debate continues in Congress this week. Many of you have helped a lot along the way, and we need you again now to help dispel myths about the DREAM Act, and to keep up the pressure on Congress [...]
The DREAM Act Needs Our Voices Today
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged Cecilia Munoz, DREAM Act on December 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The DREAM Act has galvanized both supporters and opponents, and today the momentum – and the noise – is deafening. That’s because of anticipation that the Senate may move as early as this week to vote on the bill. While the DREAM Act has enjoyed widespread bipartisan support over the years, you’ve probably heard the [...]
The Power of Stories in DREAM Act Advocacy
Posted in Advocacy, Guest Post, Immigration Policy, tagged DREAM Act, Graham Street Productions, Papers on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Anne Galisky It has been quite a week. Our documentary film, “Papers” went on sale the same day that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the DREAM Act would be brought to the floor as part of the Defense Authorization bill. The DREAM Act would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented youth [...]
A DREAM Within Reach
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged DREAM Act, President Obama, Senator Durbin on September 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Just a few weeks ago, things didn’t look good for the DREAM Act – it seemed likely that Congress would adjourn this fall without taking up the bill, which would create a legal path for undocumented young people to continue their education, serve in the military, and contribute to our economy. And then Sen. Harry [...]
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