More schools address student safety as community fears of immigration raids intensify
“The stories they come to school with are heartbreaking.”
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DREAMer students, educators hopeful about immigration reform prospects in 2014
“I’m very hopeful Congress will act [in 2014] because they will be bombarded with phone calls and letters. I always tell my DREAMers to stay positive, stay focused, never give up.” — Las Vegas school counselor Loretta Harper
Las Vegas teacher advocates for her students in the classroom and with lawmakers
“I am very interested as a school teacher in making sure the most vulnerable that I work with daily are able to have the opportunities that American promises all its citizens, especially our children.”
School bus driver’s family experiences pain of broken immigration system
Las Vegas school bus driver Aurora Vigil and her two school-age daughters live every day with the pain of separation from her husband, their father.
Public pressure mounts on Congress for immigration reform for DREAMers and others
With 70 percent of Americans supporting a path to citizenship, pressure builds on Congress to act.
VICTORY! DREAMers, families win overwhelmingly in Senate; House up next
DREAMers and educators celebrate Senate vote to “do right by students, their families, and communities so they can achieve their full potential.”
Momentum continues to build toward immigration reform
65 percent of Americans say they would vote for a law that would allow aspiring Americans the chance to become U.S. citizens
President Obama elevates immigration reform for students, their families and others
Push for common-sense, bipartisan reform would bring millions of students and their famiies out of the shadows