Tag Archives: Dream Act

A new study conducted by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity shows that passage of the DREAM Act could benefit over 470,000 New Yorkers.

GOP presidential hopefuls are cozying up to anti-immigrant extremists and right-wing billionaires.

Why are hundreds of thousands of young immigrants shut out of affordable health insurance?

The San Francisco Giants have won their third World Series in five years, continuing their trend of winning every even-numbered year. The Giants’ principal owner, Charles B. Johnson is known for his support of the conservative PAC American Crossroads but overall the team and its fans have been leaders in progressive causes.

Florida’s changing demographics and immigrant advocacy are helping its legislators reconsider where they stand on immigration reform.

In December 2010, the Dream Act, which passed the House a few months earlier, failed in the U.S. Senate. Attempts to reintroduce the legislation emerged in 2013, but those too fell short.   As national efforts to address immigration reform flounder amidst partisan infighting, the states have taken it into their own hands to confront this increasingly pressing issue. Most recently, New York has taken up …