New data show who is applying for the two-year deportation deferrals established by President Obama and modeled to a degree on the DREAM Act. It's a glimpse at one potential way to reform illegal immigration.

By David Grant, Staff writer / November 20, 2012

Washington

About one-quarter of the young undocumented immigrants eligible for the two-year deportation deferral established by President Obama have...

Illegal immigration: Who's applying for Obama's 'DREAM Act' deferrals?]]>1RUSH greencardMon, 15 Sep 2014 05:24:41 +0000https://forums.immigration.com/threads/rush-greencard.194613/
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/rush-greencard.194613/invalid@example.com (ankitkiko)ankitkikohey guys, there was this rush green card in like december of 2005, and u had 2 be over 21 to apply for it, and i know someone and he even got a green card in a month, so i guess what im trying to say here is that we all need to look for new laws that come out like this. theres this law that starts on april 1st of 06, where students can apply for work, u get an h1b1 visa, dont know if it helps, but consider an attorney. so if anyone finds a low please post a reply in this site. thankyou]]>10Marriage and the DREAM act, Poll: MarriageMon, 14 Jul 2014 15:01:05 +0000https://forums.immigration.com/threads/marriage-and-the-dream-act-poll-marriage.321364/
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/marriage-and-the-dream-act-poll-marriage.321364/invalid@example.com (Jose Hernandez)Jose HernandezHello, my name is Jose Hernandez and I'm a journalist in the University of Miami. I currently have an assignment about DREAMers who marry U.S. citizens to gain their documentations, or coincidentally end up getting their documents while being married.
I would like for anyone who is in the above situation, or know anyone else in the situation to PM me, or email me at JHernandez554@live.com
I am working on a tight deadline, and my assignment is due by this Wednesday.]]>0Most New York Voters Oppose State's Dream ActThu, 27 Mar 2014 01:50:32 +0000https://forums.immigration.com/threads/most-new-york-voters-oppose-states-dream-act.320592/
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/most-new-york-voters-oppose-states-dream-act.320592/invalid@example.com (grape ape)grape apeMost New York state voters expressed opposition to the New York Dream Act, which would have allowed undocumented immigrants to receive financial aid for higher education, according to a Siena College poll released Monday.

The measure was narrowly defeated a week ago in New York's State Senate, coming within two points of passing. Some backers now hope to include it in the state's budget.

Just 39 percent of New York voters supported the New York Dream Act, down from 44 percent in...

Most New York Voters Oppose State's Dream Act]]>0A step for justice: an undocumented immigrant now has a US law licenseSat, 04 Jan 2014 23:53:16 +0000https://forums.immigration.com/threads/a-step-for-justice-an-undocumented-immigrant-now-has-a-us-law-license.319397/
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/a-step-for-justice-an-undocumented-immigrant-now-has-a-us-law-license.319397/invalid@example.com (grape ape)grape apeOn Thursday, the California supreme court ruled that Sergio C Garcia, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, could receive an official license to practice law in the state. Garcia came to the US at age 17 and has been waiting for an informal immigration visa for nearly 20 years. Immigration law expert Shamaine Daniels and Stanford University law student Michael Ramos-Lynch explain what it means for America's immigration laws and debate.

2014 begins with a reminder that Congress'...

A step for justice: an undocumented immigrant now has a US law license]]>0Immigration Reform Activists March To Calif. Farm CountrySun, 22 Dec 2013 08:34:21 +0000https://forums.immigration.com/threads/immigration-reform-activists-march-to-calif-farm-country.317468/
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August 17, 2013 6:02 AM

mmigrant and farm worker rights groups came from Los Angeles to Bakersfield, Calif., by the busload this week. Bakersfield, in the state's Central Valley, is farm country, and immigration is a complex issue here.

The groups were converging on the home of the third-most powerful Republican in the House, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy.

Activists across the country are targeting a number of Republican members of Congress this summer, trying to pressure the...

For much of their march along a weedy, desolate stretch of South Ashland on Thursday, only the pigeons took note of the clatter rising up from a small band of drum-banging, cymbal-crashing immigration-rights protesters.

No matter, said Miriam Perez, one of the organizers of the Fourth of July rally.

“Even if we’re like five or 10 people, we’re like an army,” said a defiant Perez, 25, a...

Gov. Chris Christie won’t have to vote on the immigration reform bill that passed the Senate Thursday, but supporters of the legislation lobbied the New Jersey governor to lend a hand for its passage this week.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, a leading Democrat on the Gang of Eight, spent a half hour on the phone with Christie Wednesday night in the effort to convince him to lobby his recent Senate appointee – Republican Sen. Jeff Chiesa – to...

A Washington state lawmaker says funds are too scarce to extend need-based college aid to illegal immigrants, dimming the prospects for the measure supporters call the Washington Dream Act.
By JONATHAN KAMINSKY

The Associated Press

Friday, March 29, 2013 at 8:34 PM

OLYMPIA — A key Washington state lawmaker wrote in a Friday editorial that state funds are too scarce to extend need-based college aid to...

WASHINGTON -- After more than two months of pain-staking negotiations behind closed doors, a bipartisan group of senators are ready to unveil their sweeping proposal Tuesday that would fundamentally alter the nation's immigration laws for the first time in a generation.

Members of the Senate's so-called Gang of Eight that have been crafting the bill took to the airwaves Sunday to...

In a news conference Wednesday morning House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) did not rule out support for the tenets of the Dream Act, saying a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children is “worthy of consideration.”

WASHINGTON -- Top senators, including Arizona Republican John McCain, confirmed on Sunday that a bipartisan Senate plan for immigration reform, expected to be unveiled next week, will include a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently in the United States.

"We can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status," McCain said on...

The mother and brother of a Mesa leader of the Dream Act movement were picked up by federal immigration officers Thursday night, drawing a national outcry from immigration reform advocates.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials released the brother of Erika Andiola this morning and indicated Andiola’s mother would be released later today amid an outpouring of criticism from immigrant...

At first, it looked like 2012 would be another terrible year for immigration reform advocates. Mitt Romney won the Republican presidential primary by adopting a xenophobic, right-wing platform, advocating for policies against immigrants so terrible they led to...

PHOENIX (CN) - Arizona unconstitutionally refuses to issue driver's licenses to immigrants authorized to remain in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, civil rights groups claim in Federal Court.
The Arizona Dream Act Coalition on Thursday sued Gov. Jan Brewer and the heads of Arizona's Department of Transportation and Motor Vehicle Division.
President Barack Obama's administration...

Arizona Won't Give Dream Act Kids Licenses]]>7Applying for DACA, I have a few questions and concerns (17yrs old)Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:22:25 +0000https://forums.immigration.com/threads/applying-for-daca-i-have-a-few-questions-and-concerns-17yrs-old.310886/
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Posted: 11/13/2012 11:37 am

November 6th was a good day for human rights, at least in Maryland. Not only did the state's voters support same-sex marriage, they also voted in favor of expanding access to higher education for all of Maryland's students, regardless of their immigration status.

While the Maryland ballot initiative on education is great for young migrants in that state, it...