Congressman says he understands DREAMers’ plight because he’s from Arkansas

Congressman says he understands DREAMers’ plight because he’s from Arkansas

Mary Mata August 28, 2013

By Alex Seitz-Wald, Washington Post California Republican Rep. Gary Miller has earned a reputation as an immigration hardliner, but when confronted by a group of young immigrants Friday at a […]

9 young immigration activists released from Arizona prison

Mary Mata August 8, 2013

By Brenna Goth, Arizona Republic ELOY — Undocumented-immigrant activist Marco Saavedra hopes that the 16 days he spent in Eloy Detention Center after attempting to re-enter the United States serves […]

Immigration Cantaloupes Were Donated to Food Bank

Mary Mata August 7, 2013

By Hannah Hess, Roll Call When you work for a man who impersonates Santa Claus, you’re bound to have some generous ideas. It was a staffer in the office of Old […]

33 Members Of Congress Sign Letter Supporting ‘DREAM 9’

Mary Mata July 30, 2013

By David Martin Davies, Fronteras The nine immigration activists, called the DREAM 9, who were taken into custody after crossing the Nogales Port of Entry on July 22, remain in custody. But they […]

DREAMers To Deliver Cantaloupes To Steve King’s Office

Mary Mata July 25, 2013

By Perry Stein, Talking Points Memo DREAMers in graduation caps and gowns will deliver cantaloupes to Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) office Thursday afternoon in protest of the congressman’s controversial statement […]

Iowa’s Rep. King: For every valedictorian Dreamer, 100 are “hauling marijuana”

Mary Mata July 23, 2013

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino Iowa conservative Republican Congressman Steve King said in an interview with Newsmax that for every valedictorian DREAMer who has been brought to this country by his or […]

Immigrants self-deport to Mexico, then ask to cross into U.S.

Mary Mata

By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times NOGALES, Ariz. — Chanting, “Undocumented, unafraid,” three young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children staged an unorthodox — and risky — […]

‘Dreamers’ Who Left US Miss Immigration Reform

Mary Mata July 22, 2013

By Valeria Fernandez, Associates Press/ABCNews When U.S. President Barack Obama began stopping the deportations last year of some young immigrants living in the country illegally, Adriana Gil Diaz realized that […]

Dream Act applicant says man took money, ran

Mary Mata June 19, 2013

By Kerry Kavanaugh, wsbtv ATHENS, Ga. — Local students working to qualify for the Dream Act say their efforts may have been derailed. They say the former director of an Athens nonprofit, […]

Florida Gov. vetoes immigrant driver license bill

Mary Mata June 5, 2013

By Steve Bousquet, Tampa Bay Times Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed children of immigrants who are not U.S. citizens to get Florida driver […]