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Erika Andiola is one of the undocumented youth who was featured on the Time Magazine cover in June. (Courtesy Steve Pavey)

Prominent DREAM activist watches mother, brother taken from home by ICE

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There was a knock on the front door of the home of Erika Andiola, a prominent DREAM Act activist, who was featured on Time magazine's cover of undocumented … Read More

The Obama administration spent more money on immigration enforcement in the last fiscal year than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined, according to a report on the government's enforcement efforts from a Washington think tank. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Obama administration spent $18 billion on immigration enforcement

By Alicia Caldwell, Associated Press

The Obama administration spent more money on immigration enforcement in the last fiscal year than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined, according … Read More

California Dream Act in effect

California Dream Act now in effect, will benefit undocumented students

By Vikki Vargas, KNBC, Los Angeles, California

Students who were brought to the country illegally can apply for financial aid from the state's universities and colleges. One undocumented college graduate … Read More

Stop denigrating DREAMers, says columnist Raul Reyes.

Opinion: Stop the public tantrum against DREAMers

By Raul A. Reyes

In a recent Op-Ed, “DREAMers are pushing their luck,” conservative columnist Ruben Navarrette criticizes DREAM Act youth. “I know just what a lot of those … Read More

The National Immigrant Youth Alliance marches past the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. . (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Illegal immigration drops after a decade-long rise

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The … Read More

(Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call)

Opinion: Why don’t Dreamers want to Achieve?

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- To some, the handful of calls for amnesty for undocumented immigrants in the days after Republicans were rebuked at the voting booth momentarily made … Read More

Dream Act driver liscence

Undocumented students happy to see lawsuit against Arizona

By Sam Salzwedel, KVOA, Phoenix, Arizona

Undocumented students are glad to see immigration advocates suing the state of Arizona for denying them driver's licenses. Jessica Garcia is a sophomore at … Read More

A new poll finds most Americans strongly support an immigration reform plan with a path to citizenship for the nation's undocumented.

Many proposals – but will they lead to immigration reform?

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When it comes to immigration reform, there seem to be two distinct periods -- before the election and after the election.  Before the election, the question … Read More

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), responds to President Obama’s immigration speech, Friday, June 15, 2012, at the Capitol in Phoenix.

Arizona governor sued over denying young immigrants driver’s licenses

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Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to overturn Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s order denying driver’s licenses for young immigrants … Read More

U.S Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) (L) and Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) (R) listen during a news conference November 27, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senator Hutchison and Kyl held a news conference to discuss immigration reform. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Opinion: GOP is still not serious about immigration reform

By Stephen A. Nuňo

The ability of the GOP to develop a long-term strategy to grow the party appears to be in crisis. The party that was once confident about its own values has … Read More