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First of all, “Welcome!”. This is the first of a week long series of blog posts UWD is posting to share the wealth of information many Dreamers from across the country are receiving at NOI’s New Media Bootcamp Without Borders here in DC. We didn’t want you to miss out, and we know you want [...]
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The wave of anti-immigrant laws is sweeping through the South, and Mississippi is now next on the list of states that are attempting to pass draconian bills. In the past, the state has attempted to pass anti-immigrant laws modelled after Russell Pearce and Kris Kobach’s SB 1070. We in Mississippi have seen [...]
Continue Reading →This morning I was listening to an NPR article about Alabama’s immigration law and how legislators are thinking of changing it. It was all going well, until the reporter said the “i” word: “illegal”.
Multiple times.
I know.
This reminded me of the Drop the I-word Campaign. [...]
Continue Reading →It is easy to fall into the trap of negativity. As a country, we saw this with the wake of SB1070 and the wave of similar legislation that followed. Immediately after it passed, news pundits, political analysts and your next door neighbor starting talking about how this virus could spread to other states that were [...]
Continue Reading →Do you know an awesome dreamer in your area that has made an astounding positive impact? Be sure to nominate her/him for this award. Not only is it a great chance to be recognized, the prize also comes with an expense paid trip to DC for a ceremony!
From the American Immigration [...]
Continue Reading →There has been a lot of commotion lately between Mitt Romney and Dream Act Supporters. The reason being that Mitt Romney, currently competing for the Republican nomination for 2012, stated that he would veto the Dream Act if it would ever pass congress and he were [...]
Continue Reading →Just saw this really cool blog post by Anita Sinha about our National Congress.
Very good post. She even gives a detailed history of the DREAM Act and other useful info. Definitely check out the blog by clicking here. They do some Continue Reading →
Dear DREAM Family,
This past Friday, we all suffered a tragic loss, a loss that within our DREAM movement was a painstaking reminder of why we have spent the past 10 years fighting. We fight, not for a legislation, but for the LIVES of millions of undocumented youth throughout this country. Joaquin Luna was only [...]
Continue Reading →Please don’t forget to fill out the post congress evaluation to make the next one even better
Dear Dream Nation,
Last weekend was a memorable time for our movement, 450 of us came together for our National Congress in Dallas, TX to accomplish the following goals :
Find a Common [...]
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