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Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal is calling for amending the Senate bill so "Little Dreamers" can also have an expedited path to citizenship.

Amendment for “Little Dreamers” should be in immigration bill, say advocates

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Democratic Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, who is on the Senate Judiciary Committee debating the current immigration bill, has introduced an amendment … Read More

Maryland Dreamers celebrating on Election Night after the voters approved of a state "Dream Act."

States take the lead on giving Dreamers in-state tuition, paving the way for reform

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Gustavo Torres, Executive Director of Casa de Maryland, recalls the moment clearly. Maryland's governor had signed a Dream-Act-type legislation granting … Read More

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Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs widow, on undocumented students’ plight

By Rima Abdelkader, Rock Center

Laurene Powell Jobs is speaking publicly for the first time since her husband Steve Jobs' death to advocate for immigration reform. “I started getting more … Read More

Reyna Avila, who recently received a work permit and Social Security card under new Obama administration policy for young immigrants, is shown here at her place of work Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Many states fight immigration overhaul for youths

By Christina Silva, Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) -- President Barack Obama's decision last year to allow young people living in the U.S. illegally to stay and work marked the biggest shift in … Read More

(Left to right) Diego Chi (bass), Enrique Javier Chi (singer-songwriter, guitar), Brendan Culp (drums), and Juan-Carlos Chaurand (percussion) (Photo/Lindsey Fisher)

[VIDEO] A Kansas City indie rock band mixes in Caribbean sounds and giving back

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Earlier this month, the Afro-Caribbean indie rock band led by two Panamanian brothers, Making Movies, started making big moves with lots of glorious noise. The … Read More

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San Diego Dreamer denied financial aid because of unpaid taxes

By Diana Guevara, KNSD, San Diego, California

Maria Estrada tells  San Diego NBC 7 reporter Diana Guevara that because her mother did not pay taxes, she was denied funding from California's DREAM Act. … Read More

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Washington state bill to offer in-state financial aid regardless of legal status

By Eric Wilkinson, KING, Seattle, Washington

Gamito has a 3.7 GPA, volunteers in a local elementary school and hopes to attend the University of Washington this fall after graduating from high school, … Read More

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The Dream Is Now campaign launches national college contest

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The Dream Is Now campaign announced a contest this month challenging students all over the nation to join the fight for comprehensive immigration reform. The … Read More

In this Jan. 28, 2013, photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., right, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, join a bipartisan group of leading senators to announce that they have reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans scramble for the center on immigration

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) -- It was little surprise when freshman Rep. Mike Coffman in 2010 voted against a bill to grant citizenship to some young undocumented … Read More

Bipartisan group of senators propose a blueprint for sweeping immigration reform. (Photo by Mark Wilson/ Getty Images)

5 takeaways from senators’ sweeping immigration proposal

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The sweeping set of immigration reforms unveiled by a bipartisan group of senators may herald real change in the nation's immigration policies, a system that … Read More