President Obama to use executive orders to advance immigration reform
President on the verge of making sweeping changes to immigration system without help from gridlocked Congress.
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August Congressional recess immigration toolkit
Find out how to get in touch with your legislators during the August recess and speak up for immigration reform.
Educators nationwide share their passion and concern for aspiring American students
National Board Certified teacher Montserrat Garibay spoke with more than 4,200 educators this week on a telephone town hall about how educators can advocate for the success and safety of DREAMer students and their families.
Oregon teacher makes student DREAMs come true, remains hopeful for immigration reform
“These students had no say in the matter about being in this country, and now this is where their home is…All they want is a way to become a citizen.”
Wisconsin teacher fights for his students and immigration reform
“These are children, these are human beings, and they long for what we all want. We as educators do whatever we can do to help out students in class, to continue to be here and to be successful.”
“Aspiring Americans” Super Bowl ad
“Aspiring Americans” asks elected officials to find a common-sense approach to immigration that includes a path to citizenship.
How immigration enforcement is negatively affecting schools
Stigma associated with being an undocumented worker threatens the academic success of many students in our schools.
Obama halts deportation of thousands of immigrant students
By Mary Ellen Flannery Parents, students and NEA educators cheered the Obama administration’s announcement today that it would stop the deportation of hundreds of thousands of “Dreamers”—those young adults who arrived in this country as children—and instead provide them with work visas. “It’s wonderful news,” said Matilde Vallejos, a student services worker with Maryland’s Montgomery … Continued
NEA and Alabama Educators Target Anti-Student Immigration Law
On Monday, November 21, the National Education Association, Alabama Education Association and the National School Boards Association filed an amicus brief challenging Alabama’s H.B. 56.
DREAM Act Supporters Make Their Case to the US Senate
The first-ever hearing on the DREAM Act was held recently and chaired by long-time supporter Sen. Dick Durbin.