DREAM Act Timeline Tracks Immigration Reform Progress and Activism
A new interactive timeline charts the history of the DREAM Act.
Tag: Politics
Ethnic Media Outlets Urge House Republicans to Pass Immigration Reform
Media serving immigrant communities insist ‘There is no room for failure.’
Judge Lorna Schofield: ‘I had no Filipino consciousness growing up’
Judge Lorna Schofield is the first Filipino American federal judge in U.S. history.
New Film by Jose Antonio Vargas Explores Immigration Reform and Relationship with Mom
Vargas’s film “Documented” is an emotional journey through his life as an undocumented immigrant and activism towards immigration reform.
Report: Immigration Reform Will Create A More Productive Economy
A new Fiscal Policy Institute report makes the economic case in favor of legalizing undocumented immigrants.
Private Prison Industry Profits From Immigrant Detentions
Private immigrant detention centers are big business. Marcela Gara reports on one immigrant family caught in the system.
A Film for High School Students Tackles Misconceptions About Undocumented Immigrants
“Living Undocumented” tells the stories of six DREAMers who attended school in New York.
Commentary: No Surprise, Gays Left Out of Immigration Reform Bill
Gay bi-national couples are not included in the Senate immigration bill. Erwin de Leon says that makes the bill comprehensive, but not inclusive.
At the Heart of Immigration Reform, a Law That Would Make Families Whole Again
Hundreds of thousands of immigrant rights supporters rallied before Capital Hill, Wednesday, in support of compassionate immigration reform.
Illegal No More: AP Changes Their Stylebook
After a campaign to get news organizations to stop using the term “illegal immigrant,” the Associated Press announced it will start using “undocumented.”