The Cost of Ending DACA: Families Torn, Futures Stalled, Billions Lost
For more than a decade, DACA recipients have been helping to power this country. They are teachers in our classrooms, nurses in our hospitals, small business owners and restaurant workers on our main streets, and students across our campuses. DACA recipients and immigrants are at the heart of all of our communities. Their presence here […]
RELEASE: Ending DACA Threatens To Wipe Out a Decade of Significant Contributions, Requiring a Legislative Fix, Reveals 10th Annual DACA Survey
Washington, D.C. — Since 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has transformed the lives of more than 800,000 individuals, providing work authorization, access to stable employment opportunities, and the chance to build a life free from the constant threat of deportation. DACA was a lawful, appropriate use of executive authority by former President Barack Obama that […]
United We Dream Celebrates With the New Mexico Dream Team as They Welcome New Co-Executive Director, Fernanda Banda
New Mexico– The New Mexico Dream Team, the largest immigrant youth-led organization in New Mexico and an affiliate of United We Dream, has welcomed Fernanda Banda as their new Co-Executive Director. Fernanda was formerly a part of United We Dream’s organizing team where she worked tirelessly to support our affiliate organizations and their memberships. In […]
With Immigrants & Working Communities Under Siege, the “Dignity Act” Would Fail to Keep Millions Safe
Washington D.C.– In the face of increasingly violent and unlawful attacks against immigrants, members of Congress in the House reintroduced a version of the “Dignity Act” last week that would altogether remove any hope of citizenship for millions of undocumented people who have helped to build and power this country. The latest version of the […]
As Efforts to End In-State Tuition Accelerate Nationwide, Students, Teachers, and Education Leaders Demand Elected Officials Protect The Right to Education for All
Austin, Texas– Today, a group of teachers, students, legal experts from ACLU of Texas and the Texas Immigration Law Council, and representatives from the Texas State Teachers Association and National Education Association, hosted a press call to discuss the alarming and accelerating national attacks against in-state tuition rates for students who are undocumented. This follows […]
SCOTUS’ Latest Decision Will Result in Thousands Disappeared to Foreign Torture Prisons Without Due Process
Washington, D.C.– Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court ruled to allow the administration to rapidly apprehend and deport individuals and families without due process to “third countries” where they have zero ties. This decision represents a dangerous expansion of the administration’s ability to carry out its mass abduction quota. In a dissenting opinion on a […]
Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff
This guide was created for educators, school support staff and service providers who teach, mentor and help open the doors of opportunity for immigrant students and families. Educators, school support staff and service providers are often the first individuals to whom students and families disclose their undocumented status. They also witness firsthand the profound impact […]
Build Community Power Guide
The Moment: We, the people, power this country. When any one of us is attacked, people across the country are there for each other. No matter how much they try to crush us, we’re not going anywhere. We know that we can only make it out of this moment by moving together–it’s time to get […]
People Power Shows Out in LA as Thousands Take Action to Protect Their Neighbors Amidst Brutal ICE Raids
Los Angeles, California – As ICE raids erupted across Los Angeles last week, thousands of community members took peacefully to the streets to protect their neighbors against the federal government’s intensifying mass deportation ploy. Proudly carrying signs that read: “The People United Will Defend Immigrant Families” and “No Hate, No Fear, Immigrants Are Welcome Here”, […]
As Texas Escalates Attacks Against its Students, Immigrant Youth Call on Teachers, Educators and All Texans to Fight Back!
Austin, Texas– Yesterday, in a deeply unpopular and destructive decision, Texas abruptly ended a decades-long law of ensuring equal access to public colleges and universities for students regardless of immigration status. This decision will have catastrophic consequences across the state, from weakening the state’s workforce and economy –costing an estimated $460 million a year in […]
