Tag: Undocumented Immigrants: Page 8

Students

Md. Lawsuit Filed To Allow In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

Maryland college students and an immigrant services group are going to court in defense of a state law that would grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants.

August 2, 2011

Students

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Signs College Scholarship Bill

The Illinois Dream Act creates a nine-member commission to establish scholarships for immigrant children with private donations, not taxpayer money.

August 2, 2011

Asian American Pacific Islander

Ellis Island Immigration Museum to Document the ‘Peopling’ of the U.S.

The Peopling of America Center will be rolled out in two phases, with the first chronicling migration patterns before 1892 and the second documenting post-1954 migration.

August 1, 2011

Latinx

Sweeping New Immigration Laws in Georgia and Alabama Impact Migrant Labor Trends

Among findings from Dr. Cesar Escalante’s studies is that as the foreign labor supply, chiefly undocumented Latinos, has declined, 67 percent of surveyed Southern state farmers reported having difficulty finding workers.

July 24, 2011

Latinx

Births, Not New immigrants, Push U.S. Latino Growth

With immigration slowing, babies born in the U.S. rather than newly arrived Mexican immigrants are now driving most of the fast growth in the Latino population.

July 21, 2011

Latinx

Obama Administration Officials Take High Profile at Senate Hearing on DREAM Act

A congressional hearing on Tuesday breathed new life into the decade-old and oft-thwarted effort to pass the proposed federal DREAM Act, but Democratic leaders concede there is no clear path to enactment and that one of the main obstacles is lack of Republican support.

June 28, 2011

Latinx

Pennsylvania Legislation Seeks In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

Undocumented immigrants would qualify for the less expensive in-state tuition rates at Pennsylvania universities if they meet residency requirements included in proposed legislation introduced Monday.

June 20, 2011

Students

Averting Deportation, Undocumented Student Realizes DREAM

After political intervention by federal officials leads to withdrawal of deportation order, community college graduate pursues studies to become civil engineer.

June 20, 2011

Students

N.J. Student Aid Bid Rejected Due to Mom’s Immigration Status

An American-born high school student from New Jersey has been denied state tuition assistance because her mother is an undocumented immigrant, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

June 13, 2011

Students

Lawmakers Approve Private Fund for Undocumented Immigrants

The children of immigrants, both legal and undocumented, would be able to obtain private college scholarships and enroll in state savings programs under legislation approved Monday.

May 31, 2011

Students

Arizona State Graduate in Limbo Over Immigration Status

Undocumented immigrants like Angelica Hernandez who were brought here as children have virtually no chance of earning legal status under current federal immigration laws.

May 24, 2011

Latinx

DREAM Act Enters New Phase Among Certain Progressive States

States instituting laws antagonizing undocumented immigrants have surged, while the number of states that allow undocumented students to get in-state tuition have peaked.

May 19, 2011