One of the most influential and inspiring movements in our society recently has been created from students and their urge to not just talk about change, but to follow through with it. Four undergraduate University of Colorado Students were accompanied with seven seventh grade students from Lafayette Middle School in order to demonstrate their united... Continue Reading →
As an avid sports fan, I am continually intrigued when prominent events in our society are compared with different sports references. This has occurred recently in "What the Supreme Court’s punt on DACA means" by Jennifer Rubin. In her article, Rubin compares how the Supreme Court has sat out the controversy of Trump attempting to... Continue Reading →
Even though I am currently 225 miles away, I still keep up with all of the latest news that occurs in New Jersey. Being born and raised in the Garden State, I like to stay in the loop through numerous media outlets. New Jersey has recently joined sixteen other states and the District of Columbia... Continue Reading →
A UMD organization called PLUMAS, the Political Latinx United for Movement and Action in Society, is using funds raised from a gala to help UMD students in the DACA program to pay for their renewal fees. They also provide one academic scholarship from the funding. The first Dream Gala was held in February 2017. In... Continue Reading →
DACA Dreamers belong in the United States. Dreamers work and attend college, paying required taxes that amount to an estimated 2 billion dollars in state and local taxes per year. Sending any Dreamer back to a country they are, many times, not familiar with is unfair and even dangerous. Many DACA recipients are in the... Continue Reading →
Arizona Supreme Court made a 7-0 decision to deny DACA students in-state tuition. Stating, "that state laws don't allow colleges and universities to grant in-state tuition to students without permanent legal status." In other words, just because the program is "lawful," doesn't mean they're "legal." According to "the Associated Press, they estimated community college students who currently pay... Continue Reading →
DACA and DREAMERS: The Road to Citizenship 