DREAMERS want an Opportunity

On April 6th, 2018, popular YouTube group BuzzFeed uploaded a video interview with Bambadjan Bamba, an actor who had a role in the currently extremely popular movie Black Panther. In the interview, Bamba reveals that he is a DREAMER, and after learning of Trump's decision to rescind DACA, he decided to use his status and... Continue Reading →

Dreamers voluntarily returning to Mexico as DACA drags on

On April 17th, 2018, NPR published an interview between one of their interviewers, Emily Green, and a Dreamer who decided to return to his native country. Children brought to the United States who stay through the security of DACA are voluntarily returning home to be with their parents and families. A Dreamer, Noe Martinez, came... Continue Reading →

TheDream.Us – Financial Help for DREAMers

TheDream.Us provides scholarship funding for DREAMers to help them pay for their education. Amanda Bennett, Don Graham, Carlos Gutierrez, and Henry R. Muñoz III came together and co-founded the program in an effort to help these students. The program has more than 75 partner colleges throughout the country that are willing to support scholars with their education.... Continue Reading →

“Lawful” but not “Legal”– Arizona DACA students lose in-state tuition rights

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 →

THE DREAM ISN’T DEAD

March 5, 2018 was supposed to be the terrible day. President Trump declared that date as the last day that DACA will be in legislation. "DACA is dead" is what President Trump posted in an angry rampage on twitter. Well, frankly, it's not. More than 55,000 DACA initial and renewal applications were approved in the first three... Continue Reading →

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