The ‘Dreamers’: They anger the GOP and power Democratic campaigns
The ‘Dreamers’: They anger the GOP and power Democratic campaigns
*A big part of the energy of recent Latino political activism is coming from the DREAMers. Their initial focus was immigration and little else, but now they’re branching into electoral […]
Attorney General Appeals In-State Tuition For DREAMers
*Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says he’s preotecting the will of the voters, who decided against spending public money for services for undocumented people. A lower court said the students […]
Who is gaining the most from Obama’s deferred action program for undocumented adults?
*Contrary to what critics have been saying, it’s not as if opening the doors to legalization through DACA was going to let in a flood of immigrants. The choice to […]
Rep. Brat under fire for remarks on undocumented immigrants
*Not only did Rep. Brat compare DREAMers to ISIS terrorists, he said allowing DREAMers into the military would lead to the fall of Western civilization. VL By Markus Schmidt, Richmond Times-Dispatch […]
House votes against undocumented migrants’ serving in U.S. military
*Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) defeated a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that would have opened a door for DREAMers to enlist in the armed forces. The provision was […]
House Panel Tees Up Another Immigration Fight On Defense Bill
*This is looking to be a big fight on the floor of the House, and it should be coming soon. It’s a defense appropriations bill, but the fight will be […]
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 — […]
For immigrant advocates, both thanks and disappointment flow
*Arguably, it was DREAMer activism and pressure that forced President Obama’s hand on immigration. So it’s not surprising that a prevalent sentiment among DREAMer ranks is that Mr. Obama took […]
Obama at CHCI: A Promise of a Next Big Moment, If It Comes
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Thursday night was the latest big moment in U.S. immigration politics. There have been several, so when President Obama took the podium at the Congressional Hispanic […]