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New York, California Fight for Tuition Equity for Undocumented Students

Julianne Hing, ColorLines. December 4, 2011.

In the wake of the bruising defeat of the DREAM Act a year go, undocumented immigrant youth are fighting on the state level for access to education.

Barrage of GOP Bills Would Deny Citizenship to U.S.-Born Kids

Valeria Fernandez, New America Media. October 26, 2010.

The proposal would change the Citizenship Clause in the 14th Amendment, which was ratified after the Civil War and was designed in part to allow black people to be US citizens.

Arizona: ICE, Tea Parties Panic Immigrants

Valeria Fernandez, New America Media. April 16, 2010.

What immigration authorities called the nation’s single largest operation to fight human smuggling spread fear and panic among residents in Phoenix and Tucson neighborhoods.

Stop the Deportation of Immigrant Military Veterans

Alex DiBranco, Change.org. March 14, 2010.

They put their lives on the line in the service of the United States of America, and ended up being booted out of the country they fought for.

Winning on Immigration Means Winning on Health Reform First

David Coates, New America Media. August 26, 2009.

The great barrier to a successful reform of our immigration system in 2010 is not Obama backsliding. It is an emboldened and mobilized conservative base.

Caught in the Citizenship Backlog

Suman Raghunathan, Feet in 2 Worlds. September 22, 2008.

Organizers are trying to get millions of new immigrants registered in time to vote. Will they succeed?

Forever Foreigners: The American Dream Shattered

Nida Khan, Women's Media Center. July 4, 2007.

No matter their personal achievements, the people from other lands unfortunately will never be accepted as full-blooded Americans. An immigrant who manages to attain the house with a white picket fence and 2.5 kids will still be reminded that she/he doesn't belong.