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DACA Recipient Areli Morales Pens Children’s Book Dedicated to Dreamers

Virginia IsaadJune 4, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJune 4, 2021017459

The cover art for Areli is a Dreamer by Mexican-American author Areli Morales and illustrated by Luisa Uribe features two cities – Mexico and New York with a young Areli straddling the border between the two. The art evokes the...

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House Passes Immigration Bill Creating a Pathway Toward Citizenship for Dreamers

Virginia IsaadMarch 19, 2021March 19, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 19, 2021March 19, 202106903

Undocumented immigrants in the U.S. may have a chance at citizenship with a new bill the House passed on Thursday. The American Dream and Promise Act would allow Dreamers a chance toward citizenship as there is currently no process available...

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Apple Tells U.S. Supreme Court They Proudly Employ 443 Dreamers

Araceli CruzOctober 3, 2019July 24, 2020

by Araceli CruzOctober 3, 2019July 24, 202003233

President Donald Trump loves to boast about his dinner meetings with Apple CEO, Tim Cook. Now, Cook is telling Trump how he really feels. In a powerful statement in support of Dreamers, Cook wrote a briefing to the U.S. Supreme...

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Undocumented Latina Has Helped Thousands Pay For College With Dreamers Roadmap App

Araceli CruzSeptember 26, 2018August 24, 2020

by Araceli CruzSeptember 26, 2018August 24, 202002233

If you’ve ever had a question that no one seems to have the answer to, how do you figure out how to solve it? Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca was a high school student when she first realized that the only person that...

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French Montana’s Dreamers Campaign Gives First Grant to Kansas City School

Araceli CruzApril 9, 2018October 13, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 9, 2018October 13, 202011445

At Alta Vista Charter High School in Kansas City, MO, their student body has 45 percent undocumented students. That high percentage is pretty staggering when you consider that vulnerable group is currently being targeted by the Trump administration. So how is...

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Supreme Court Ruling Over DACA Means Good News for Dreamers — For Now

Irina GonzalezFebruary 27, 2018October 30, 2020

by Irina GonzalezFebruary 27, 2018October 30, 202001980

After weeks and months of waiting, it seems that there is some good news for Dreamers: On Monday, the Supreme Court decided not to hear arguments in a California case over President Donald Trump’s March 5th DACA deadline to Congress....

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Latina Musician Writes Pro-DACA Song in Honor of Dreamers Everywhere

Irina GonzalezFebruary 21, 2018October 29, 2020

by Irina GonzalezFebruary 21, 2018October 29, 202002992

It’s been almost six months since President Trump ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Congress is still not much closer to working out the legislation desperately needed for this nation’s Dreamers. Meanwhile, families are being torn apart and...

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Camila Cabello Stands Up for Dreamers at the Grammys

Jessica MolinaJanuary 28, 2018November 12, 2020

by Jessica MolinaJanuary 28, 2018November 12, 202011460

Amidst the fun of the Grammys, the award show took a serious tone addressing two important issues: sexual harassment and immigration reform. Singer Janelle Monae delivered a poignant speech on the Time’s Up movement. Speaking to the crowd at Madison...

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11 Celebrities That Support Undocumented Immigrants With “We Are All Dreamers” Shirt

Araceli CruzJanuary 4, 2018November 3, 2020

by Araceli CruzJanuary 4, 2018November 3, 202008583

Undocumented immigrants face an uncertainty everyday. An estimated 800,000 people that benefit from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are fighting to stay in the United States as the deadline for a path to citizenship inches closer (it expires...

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7 DREAMers Arrested for Defending Clean Dream Act and Are On Hunger Strike

Araceli CruzDecember 18, 2017November 23, 2020

by Araceli CruzDecember 18, 2017November 23, 202011477

On Friday, seven DREAMers and one ally were arrested in Washington D.C. and are now in jail on a hunger strike. The activists — defending the Clean Dream Act, were outside Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Carlos Curbelo’s offices, but were...

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Thank You, Ellen DeGeneres, For Standing up With DREAMers!

Irina GonzalezNovember 22, 2017December 2, 2020

by Irina GonzalezNovember 22, 2017December 2, 202013380

With everything that has been going on with the Trump administration ever since the president took office, it’s sometimes hard to keep track of the news and what is worse right now. Is it the Republican party trying to completely...

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These #OriginalDreamers Stories Will Move You to Tears

Yvette MontoyaNovember 8, 2017December 8, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaNovember 8, 2017December 8, 202003076

As the conversation around immigration, Dreamers, ICE raids and the repeal of DACA continue to swirl in all corners of the internet, #OriginalDreamers has emerged to remind us of why everyday people cross deserts, oceans, miles of jungles, and risk...