Sep
06
While many applauded Governor Jerry Brown’s recent efforts to make college more affordable for all of California’s students, others insisted the state didn’t go far enough. Back in July, Gov. Brown signed AB 130—a bill that allows undocumented students enrolled in California’s public colleges and universities to receive privately-funded university scholarships from non-state funds. At …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/06/california-passes-other-half-of-dream-act-package/
Aug
09
The real life psychological ramifications of young immigrants struggling with their unauthorized status are often glossed over in the larger immigration debate. In a recent journal article, Learning to Be Illegal: Undocumented Youth and Shifting Legal Contexts in the Transition to Adulthood, University of Chicago professor Roberto G. Gonzales uses 150 interviews with young Latino …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/09/what%e2%80%99s-the-value-of-keeping-undocumented-youth-in-the-shadows/
Jul
29
BY CAITLIN PATLER, DOCTORAL STUDENT AT UCLA’S DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY This week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 130. This new law allows undocumented students enrolled in California’s public colleges and universities to receive privately-funded university scholarships from non-state funds.. While AB 130 is a significant step for the Golden State, …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/07/29/governor-jerry-brown-signs-only-half-of-california-dream-act/
Jun
28
Today, the U.S. Senate held its first ever hearing on the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Witnesses such as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Dr. Clifford Stanley, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, testified to an overflowing Senate hearing room. The …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/06/28/senate-hearing-on-dream-act-emphasizes-need-for-relief/
Jun
22
While some in Congress continue attempts to enforce a way out of our immigration problems, others, like Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), are offering balanced solutions that address not just one, but many facets of our broken immigration system. Today, Senator Menendez (D-NJ), along with Senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Charles …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/06/22/sen-menendez-introduces-comprehensive-alternative-to-enforcement-only-immigration-legislation/
May
11
Today, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Harry Reid (D-NV) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) re-introduced the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or “DREAM Act,” which would provide a pathway to legal status for the thousands of undocumented students who graduate from high school each year (the companion bill in the House was also introduced …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/11/senator-durbin-re-introduces-dream-act-on-heels-of-president%e2%80%99s-immigration-speech/
Apr
11
Updated 04/12/11: The State of Maryland is well on its way to making higher education accessible to undocumented students, as both houses passed the Maryland DREAM Act and Governor O’Malley has pledged to sign into law. Last Friday, Maryland’s House of Delegate passed an in-state tuition bill (HB 470) by a vote of 74-66. On …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/04/11/tuition-equity-legislation-for-undocumented-students-picks-up-speed/
Feb
14
By SUMAN RAGHUNATHAN, PROGRESSIVE STATES NETWORK As the list of state business leaders, law enforcement, and conservative lawmakers who realize that anti-immigrant efforts are costly, misguided, and destructive to state economies continues to grow, a number of state elected officials are putting their weight behind progressive, solutions-based approaches to immigration policy. A group of progressive …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/02/14/progressive-immigration-measures-pick-up-steam-at-the-state-level/
Jan
07
What a difference a few weeks can make. Just last month, the papers were filled with stories about the amazing feats of DREAM Act students, whose commitment and love for this country is boundless, even as they risk deportation in order to tell their stories. This week, the papers are filled with stories of vicious …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/01/07/the-emperor-and-the-anti-fourteenth-amendment-crowd-have-no-clothes/
Dec
23
Disappointed by Congress’s failure to pass the DREAM Act during lame duck, President Obama made remarks today regarding the need to reform immigration in the next Congress. While the President acknowledged that border security is part of that conversation, he also acknowledged that “changing the politics” of how Congress and his administration engage the public …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/12/23/president-obama-affirms-desire-to-reform-immigration-next-session/
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