Support Education and Solidarity for Immigrants - Soporte Educación y Solidaridad para Imigrantes
SESI seeks to empower the immigration movement in the United States. We hope to help build solidarity and support among people of all races and nationalities. In the face of the current hate legislation and disgraceful rhetoric, we hope to educate immigrants of their rights as humans, and members of this country. We also hope to help people realize that they are not alone and that they matter. We
Hey, guys I wanted to share with y'all a new organization called Immigration Reform Now. They are doing a lot of great work both in Georgia and nationally. When you get a chance, please check them out and show some support. Thanks!
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08/19/2011
Dream Act students cheer Obama's immigration enforcement policy Dream Act students and immigration. The news that the Obama administration was planning to halt virtually all deportations of DREAM Act students and possibly their families -- drew cheers and applause from several students and immigrant rights activists who gathered at the downtown Los Angeles offic...
08/07/2011
"Under the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Plyler v. Doe, all children have the right to a free K-12 education in this country regardless of their immigration status."
Students' Immigration Status To Be Coded With "0" or "1" in Ala. - Learning the Language - Education Mary Ann Zehr is an assistant editor at Education Week. She tackles difficult policy questions, explores learning innovations, and shares stories about different cultural groups on her beat.
08/02/2011
Weekly News Roundup on Immigration Reform
08/02/2011
"After Maryland passed its DREAM Act, immigration opponents gathered 109k signatures to put it on the ballot. Now, it appears that many of those signatures are invalid, and a group of students and an immigrant advocacy group are fighting back."
Immigrant Advocates File Suit on Petition Signatures - New York Times Fighting back after a Maryland law allowing illegal immigrants to qualify for in-state tuition was blocked.
08/01/2011
The Morton Memo Explained - A blog post by DreamACTivist.org
DREAMActivist.org | Blog | The Morton Memo explained If you have heard of the ‘Morton Memo’, you have probably heard it as something to be happy about. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton has urged his agency to utilize “prosecutorial discretion”, meaning that it may not pursue deportations as vigorously as it has. Unfortunately,
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07/29/2011
New blog post at SESI - Reaction to the July 1st Rally & Moving Forward
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07/25/2011
Livestream of President Obama's speech at NCLR
2011 NCLR Annual Conference 2011 NCLR Annual Conference on Livestream. In partnership with AT&T, we’ll stream all of these events live throughout the Conference. The 2011 NCLR Annual Conference will take place at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel on July 23–26 in Washington, DC. Can’t make it to the 2011 NCLR Annual Conference?
07/21/2011
"The DREAM Act is much more than hope for America’s future, it’s a way to honor the principles set forth by our founding fathers."
My Brother, the DREAMer - Campus Progress Raul Ramirez wanted nothing more than to give back to the country he called home. But his dream was cut short when he was deported by ICE.
07/21/2011
Massachusetts's governor backs in-state DREAM Act
Patrick backs in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants Governor Deval Patrick, just weeks after defying federal immigration officials over their controversial Secure Communities program, unexpectedly appeared at a packed State House hearing yesterday to urge lawmakers to let illegal immigrants pay the reduced resident rate at state colleges and universi