Undocumented students are running out of time and hope. As President Obama said in his recent speech on immigration reform, …we should stop punishing innocent young people for the actions of their parents by denying them the chance to stay here and earn an education and contribute their talents to build the country where they’ve grown up. The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘DREAM Act’
Call to Action – Secretary Napolitano Needs to Hear your Voice
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged deferred action, DREAM Act, Secretary Janet Napolitano on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There Is Something President Obama Can Do NOW on Immigration Reform
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged American University, DREAM Act, President Obama on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This morning at American University in Washington, President Obama recommitted his administration to comprehensive immigration reform. Disappointingly, he stopped short of announcing any specific commitments or a specific timeframe. But he was quite candid in stating the reason that any such commitment would be meaningless: The fact is, without bipartisan support, as we had just a few [...]
Undocumented Students Need Relief While DREAM Act Is Pending
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged deferred action, DREAM Act, immigration reform, Janet Napolitano, Saad Nabeel on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There seems to be a never-ending stream of heart-breaking stories these days about the plight of undocumented students. In Texas, the big story has been about Saad Nabeel, who was brought to the United States at a young age by his family and – though he was enrolled at the University of Texas at Arlington [...]
Deporting America’s Future: Harvard Student Pushes for DREAM Act
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration Policy, tagged DREAM Act, Eric Balderas, Harvard, Immigration Policy Center on June 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
UPDATE 6/21/10: The Boston Globe is now reporting that Harvard student Eric Balderas will not be deported: “ICE spokesman Brian P. Hale confirmed in a statement that Balderas had been granted deferred action, a discretionary authority that federal immigration officials can use to halt a deportation based on the merits of an individual’s case.” Read [...]
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