Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is throwing his name on two immigration bills this year in a play for Latino support in the upcoming election. In May, Rubio co-sponsored the START 2.0 Act, which would offer immigrants with advanced degrees in … Continued
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New Play about Undocumented Students: The Pot
A new play about undocumented students premiered this month in Charlotte, NC. The Pot is about a college student, Laura, bringing her boyfriend, Rick, home to meet the family at Thanksgiving. Her father has been elected to the state legislature … Continued
Stop Discrimination in our Colleges
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
For Obama, Trying isn’t Enough
Over the weekend President Obama announced that he would make national immigration reform a priority if he is elected for a second term. “I can promise that I will try to do it in the first year of my second … Continued
Attempts to Re-Segregate Schools in GA Fail
Co-authored with Catharine Debelle “Everyone deserves the Freedom to Live, love, and work wherever they please.” – Repeal Coalition, Arizona Georgia’s latest anti-immigrant SB 458, the bill that would bar all undocumented students from attending any school of public higher … Continued
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Cross-Post: Angela Davis Says Black People Have a Responsibility to Support the DREAM Act
Originally posted by LA Weekly on February 28, 2012. Angela Davis, former Black Panther, is the go-to commentator on any protest or political uprising these days. (And, apparently, the go-to stencil for “street artists” designing nostalgic protest fliers.) So why … Continued
Our Universities Should Be “Sanctuary Zones,” Not Enforcement Agencies
Every person deserves the right to the pursuit of knowledge. Academic institutions should not be places where bigotry and racism are endorsed. Yet nativist ideologies and organizations continue to pave a legislative and ideological path which restricts education to some. … 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
Charlotte, NC: Community Rallies, Rodrigo Cruz Ambrocio Saved from Deportation
When a community comes together, deportations can be stopped, and such was the case recently in North Carolina. Originally from Mexico, Rodrigo Cruz Ambrocio has lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, since he was 10 years-old. He is 16 now and … 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