State Tuition

Race and the Questioning of “Natural Born Citizens”

Sen. Rubio is a citizen, and so is Wendy Ruiz. But some people question whether they are “natural born citizens.” After doubting Pres. Obama’s birth certificate, the birthers have now attacked Marco Rubio, a conservative senator from Florida. Even though … Continued

DREAM Activists in Florida Petitioning for a Future

Some students face a separate and unequal path to college. Take Florida, for example.  Citizens born in the Sunshine State and who graduated from Florida high schools may not have the same rights as others for in-state college tuition.  Why?  … Continued

A Quick Look at the Arrests in North Carolina

This week in Charlotte, NC, undocumented students bravely spoke out against a system that discourages education and creates fear against the immigrant community. On Tuesday, September 6, members of the NC Dream Team held a rally on the campus of … Continued

Cross-Post: Seven Undocumented Youth Speak Out Against Federal Inaction and the Lack of Educational Access

This piece was originally posted at NCDreamTeam.org by Domenic Powell & Jose Torres-Don Risk arrest at ‘coming out’ action in 287(g) county One year before the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, undocumented youth from across the state will speak out … Continued

Politics

Cross-Post: North Carolina lawmaker finds pro-immigrant position “revolting”

North Carolina’s Dream Team reports that Representative George Cleveland (R – Onslow) lashed out at critics of his newly-introduced House Bill 11. The bill would ban undocumented immigrants from North Carolina’s public universities and community colleges. Yesterday a member of … Continued

Immigration

Dreams Stalled in Carolina for Undocumented Students

by Glenn Hutchinson Consider this scenario: Your parents bring you to the United States when you are four years old. You are an undocumented citizen that grows up in the land of McDonald’s and American Idol. You attend public school … Continued