USA: Blogging their Dreams of Citizenship
Each year, thousands of children are brought to the United States by undocumented immigrant parents and can go through regular public schooling without ever acquiring legal residency. Even if they have...
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USA: Marrying for Love and Country
Whether for love or for visa, deciding whether to marry is never an easy thing. In the United States, where more than 12 million people live as “undocumented” immigrants, falling in love and getting...
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USA: Blogging from Prison
Reading books, playing cards, or learning new skills, are some of the tips on how to deal with going to jail offered by former inmate Sam Stanfield on Ezine @rticles. But for the 1 in 100 adults in...
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USA: The battle over medical marijuana
Photo by Neeta Lind on Flickr In the United States, 13 states currently allow citizens to use marijuana for medicinal purposes, but even these limited rights are under threat. In response, many...
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USA: “I am getting deported on Wednesday”
Update: When Herta reported to the authorities on August 19 she was told she can remain in the country until November 9. She says there was a 9-inch stack of letters from supporters that her attorney...
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USA: Deportations Feared as New School Year Begins
A proposed bill that would resolve the legal status of approximately 65,000 undocumented students in the United States is still in limbo as another school year begins this month. The DREAM Act, an...
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USA: Immigrant Students in National Day of Action
On Sept. 23, 2009, dreamers across the country raised their voices in a national back-to-school day of action at university campuses across the United States and asked lawmakers for the passage of the...
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USA: New campaign to “Restore Fairness” to deportation proceedings
A new online campaign asks lawmakers to “Restore Fairness” to deportation proceedings of immigrants in the United States suspected of being undocumented or in violation of the terms of their visas....
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USA: Undocumented Students Begin Week of Action on February 22
Despite the arrival of another year without a pathway for citizenship for undocumented students in the United States, activists continue to rally. During the week of February 22, supporters of the...
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After months for some; and years of battle for others – the moment when a soldier returns from duty abroad can capture human emotion like no other. On YouTube, videos of soldiers coming home have...
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