Undocumented immigrants sacrifice their history in their native countries for the American Dream and new opportunities in the United States, and that is no different for DREAMer Hareth Andrade-Ayala.
It was a difficult three-day walk for 9-year-old Rubi Sanchez and her family as they escaped life from Mexico because of the presence of drug cartels in their state. Now 19 years old, Sanchez recounted her life as an immigrant and recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
On Wednesday, 11 immigrants asked the Department of Homeland Security for "deffered action" from deportation despite not being qualified, in an attempt to persuade President Barack Obama to use his executive power to delay deportation for 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Education reaffirmed its position of welcoming new immigrant children to the classrooms. Based on data from the DOE, more than 840,000 immigrant students were in the U.S., with over 4.6 million learning English.
A new study released by the Brookings Institution shows that more Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals applications have been approved in certain metro areas in the United States.
On Aug. 1, the House of Representatives passed bill H.R. 5272. The bill limits the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program just as thousands of unaccompanied Central American children have recently been caught crossing the border. Now, activists are sharing their views about the bill's message to immigration supporters and what politicians really hope to get out of it.
A video of two undocumented immigrants confronting Rep. Steve King, R-IA, went viral, but one notable aspect of the meeting is Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, leaving the scene.
Two DREAMers confronted Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, at a fundraising event to discuss his opposition to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which exempted up to 500,000 undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children from deportation.
The bill will not go further than the House but shows the Republicans' willingness to sacrifice one group of people in exchange for support from its base.
Less than half of undocumented youth living in the United States identify with the Democratic Party, while most of the others claim loyalty to independent parties or nonparty affiliations, according to a new study published earlier this week.
Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is up for re-election in November 2014, was supposed to address the public at Farmingdale State College on Long Island early Saturday, March 22nd about the state budget, following Monday's sudden and disappointing veto of the NY DREAM Act bill. Cuomo's abrupt last minute cancellation was reportedly due to a need to go to Albany to work on the budget. Cuomo's failure to appear, however, did not stop protesters from speaking out about their concerns.
