When I embarked on this journey over four years ago, I never thought I would witness what is happening in the country today: Congress is seriously debating passage of a bill that would overhaul our dysfunctional immigration system. What’s more, after several failed attempts in the past
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Well…today is the day peeps…and it couldn’t be more important that you find a way to get to the polls and vote on this Tuesday, November 6, 2012! Tons of organizations, like Voto Latino, National Council of La Raza and United We Dream have been working diligently
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There has been a lot of controversy surrounding passage of the DREAM Act. Many arguments have been made from both sides of the political spectrum regarding how the United States should deal with the issue of immigration. But aside from the political and social consequences of implementing
Read more →Check out the new video we just produced…hot off the proverbial media presses: And this my friends, is why we support passage of the DREAM Act…because it makes good economic sense. DREAMers will be the first in line to get a higher education, which translates to higher
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Happy Halloween and Dia de los Muertos! Tonight, I will be celebrating Halloween by baby-sitting my brother’s house (and passing out some candy to the neighborhood kids that come knocking), while he takes his baby girl out trick or treating in the neighborhood. A great American tradition
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Check out the video we produced, along with Casa de Maryland and Educating Maryland Kids, in support of the Maryland Dream Act. If you live in Maryland, remember to Vote for Question 4 on November 6! Enjoy the video… The Dream Team
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WHO GAVE LORRAINE THE BEST ANSWER? QUESTION: Mr. Romney, what do you plan on doing with immigrants without their green cards that are currently living here as productive members of society? ROMNEY: Thank you. Lorraine? Did I get that right? Good. Thank you for your question. And
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The Undocubus is on its way from Arizona to North Carolina, is the National Democratic Convention ready? Undocubus to Roll From Arizona to DNC Convention. Throughout American history, whether or not those who had the most to lose were involved, it seems like everyone has an opinion
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Great piece on how the DREAM movement has brought together different advocacy tactics. On a lovely spring day, Nicholas Gonzalez gathered on the University of California (Berkeley) plaza with four other activists before embarking on their 3,000-mile, eight-month walk across the country to increase awareness about comprehensive
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An interesting opinion piece by Politico on the change of immigration politics. Not so long ago, conservatives could use anti-immigrant positioning to rally their base and as a political wedge against moderates. Progressives, meanwhile, could promote pro-immigration policies — but couldn’t gain leverage with moderates or against
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