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Yesterday, Democrats abandoned Dreamers and broke my heart (again)

In December 2010, I watched, teary-eyed and broken-hearted, as the DREAM Act died in the Senate, five votes short of the 60 it needed to become law. I was 18, college-bound, and undocumented.

By Jess Fournier • 6 years ago

5 Examples of Civil Disobedience We Can Learn From in 2018

In 2017, marginalized folks fought back, marched, and campaigned unceasingly to protect ourselves, our friends, and our communities.

By Barbara Sostaita • 6 years ago

Want to Be a Better Ally to Immigrants? Try These New Year’s Resolutions.

It’s a new year and a new opportunity to step up your game when it comes to supporting — and fighting alongside — immigrants.

By Barbara Sostaita • 6 years ago

Two Months After Trump Withdrew DACA, This Is Where the Program Stands

It’s been exactly two months since Trump rescinded the DACA program, which granted work permits to hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Upon rescinding the program, Trump suggested it was up to Congress to come up with a legislative solution to DACA before March 5, 2018 (the date when the first work permits are set to expire and hundreds of people become eligible for deportation). Here’s where the program stands today and how you can join the fight to defend DACA.

By Barbara Sostaita • 7 years ago

Under No Circumstances Should Border Wall Funding Be Part of a DREAM Act

Last week, Trump ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that protected eligible undocumented youth from deportation and provided them with renewable U.S. work permits.

By Barbara Sostaita • 7 years ago

Dear Women’s Marchers: DACA’s Gone. Keep Your Promise To Make Trump’s Life Impossible

Last weekend, the Women’s March threatened to make Trump’s life impossible if he ended DACA. Today, Trump’s Attorney General officially announced the end of the program. The lives of 800,000 young immigrants and their families now hang in the balance. Women’s Marchers, I’m asking all five million of you to keep your promise.

By Barbara Sostaita • 7 years ago

No Matter What Happens to DACA, Defend Immigrant Youth Without Demonizing Parents

Late Sunday, White House aides leaked to Politico what we’ve all feared for months: Trump is ending DACA, the Obama-era program that has protected 800,000 immigrant youth from deportation and afforded them the opportunity to live and work in the U.S. without fear.

By Barbara Sostaita • 7 years ago

Everything You Need to Know About DACA — and Its Possible Rescission

Last week, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly told members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHCI) that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program may be at risk.