Posts tagged undocumented students

Two bills (S1036 and A990) would enable New Jersey to join 11 other states in allowing an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 undocumented students per year to pay resident rates provided they maintain good grades, solid character, and attend at least three years of high school... [+]

We have an LLC now: Active DREAMS LLC — a new media consulting company, a legal entity. I wanted to reiterate this point made by Liza Sabater regarding the NOI Blogger summit yesterday: Of course, my eye zeroed in on one item of the agenda: 2:30 – 3:15... [+]

The last few weeks were thoroughly exhausting. Between the long week in D.C., the non-gay drama (highly boring) of my father and some promigrant bloggers, a horrible court decision against us, the exhausting but exhilarating National DREAM graduation and efforts to save Walter Lara, I... [+]

Exploitation is not waived through consent. It is critical that undocumented labor is not exploited under the pretext that it is unlawful to compensate undocumented students for their work. Doing so serves only to perpetuate a cycle of exploitation, a practice common throughout the history... [+]

My response to that is a shrug. I don’t care. If I want your support or opinion, I would ask for it. The facts are out in the open. We have stated our position numerous times. And now it is not a productive use of our time to... [+]

This isn’t about me. This is about ensuring that everyone has equal access to higher education in the United States. And if you find that the access is limited, there are two things to do: 1. Fight to change the laws. 2. Leave this country to go... [+]