DREAMers to seek Republican Cooperation

DREAMers to seek Republican Cooperation

Mary Mata November 9, 2012

By Raisa Camargo,Voxxi Dreamers are hoping to start the ball rolling on the DREAM Act and signaled Thursday morning that they are going to reach out to key Republican players including Florida Sen. […]

The First D.A.C.A. DREAMer Speaks Out

Mary Mata November 2, 2012

By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo We met Jose Quintero recently at an event for Congressman Luis Gutierrez’s new political action committee (New American’s Fund) geared at raising money to support […]

Latino Voters to Say ‘Adiós’ to Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Mary Mata October 11, 2012

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is facing his toughest re-election race in his 20-year tenure and a group of young Latinos in Arizona are working to ensure he […]

Obama Reelection Could Lead to Spike in Deportation Deferrals

Mary Mata October 1, 2012

By Peter Malof, Public News Service EL PASO, Texas – The Obama administration’s new Deferred Action program gives young undocumented immigrants temporary permission to live and work in the United States, […]

Omama Bans DREAMers From Heathcare

NewsTaco September 18, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Hidden between the folds of the Romeny donor-meeting secret recording, and the polls that put President Obama at nearly 70% approval among Latinos was this: a couple […]

San Francisco Marks End of DREAM Summer

Mary Mata September 14, 2012

By Anna Challet, New America Media SAN FRANCISCO – Elected and community leaders from San Francisco and Los Angeles met Wednesday with DREAM youth at San Francisco’s City Hall to […]

First Group of Dreamers are Granted Deferred Action

Mary Mata September 13, 2012

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi One month after the Obama administration began accepting applications for the deferred action program that suspends the deportation of undocumented youth and gives them work permits, […]

Undocumented Immigrant Makes History At DNC

Mary Mata September 6, 2012

By Latinovations Benita Veliz became the first-ever undocumented immigrant to speak at a national party convention Wednesday night when she introduced talk show host Cristina Saralegui at the Democratic National […]

ICE Officers: Deferred Action For DREAMers Not Constitutional

Mary Mata August 29, 2012

By Priscila Mosqueda, Texas Observer Just as undocumented immigrants across the country celebrated a historic victory granting them temporary relief from deportation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, seven of them […]

From Tijuana, Ex Dreamer Calls For Immigration Reform

Mary Mata

By Jacqueline Guzmán-Garcia, New American Media (This story was originally published in El Nuevo Sol, and translated by Elena Shore) LOS ANGELES–Nancy Landa was working in the public sector at a […]