Tag: Immigration

At the dawn of the second Trump administration this year, the nation witnessed large-scale ICE operations across the country in high immigrant populations, resulting in more than 527,000 deportations and 1.6 million people voluntarily self-deporting.  Although the...
My name is Chirley López. I am a 40-year-old immigrant studying in the English for Speakers of Other Languages program at Wolfson Campus.  I immigrated from San Cristóbal, Venezuela in January fleeing the political instability in my...

How Race And Politics Created Two Different Americas For Cubans And Haitians

Cuban and Haitian Americans have formed a fundamental part of South Florida’s culture since the mid-20th century.  However, both groups face vastly unequal outcomes once...

Approval Of SB 1718 Is An Attack On Human Dignity

Ron DeSantis is back at it again. The Florida governor, who has earned a controversial reputation for his stance on COVID-19 and education, has...

MDC United Provides Support System For Undocumented Students

As a 12th grader at Miami Senior High School, Idalia Quinteros struggled to find a college that would offer her a scholarship. Despite having a...

President Biden’s Proposed Immigration Bill Could Benefit Hundreds Of MDC Students

President Joe Biden proposed an immigration bill on Jan. 20—his first day in office—that if passed would significantly overhaul the nation’s immigration system. The U.S....

Undocumented Immigrants Aren’t The Problem, Hate Is

The United States has one of the most complicated immigration systems in the world. One often hears others say, “I stand with immigration, just...

PeaceJam To Host SLAM At InterAmerican Campus

PeaceJam will host SLAM at InterAmerican Campus, 627 S.W. 27th Ave., on Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This year’s SLAM, a...

Private Prison Companies Put Profits Before People

On Aug. 7, Dream Defenders, a civil rights organization based in Miami-Dade County, held a protest against GEO Group Inc., a privatized corrections corporation,...

American Versus Russian Immigration

In general, who are the immigrants in the United States today? Who in modern America decides whom Americans consider "fellow citizens," and who should...

Undocumented Immigrants Deserve An Affordable Education Too

In 2014, there were 11.3 million undocumented immigrants residing in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center. Earlier this year, Missouri and Arizona...

TheDream.US National Scholarship Fund

TheDream.US, National Scholarship Fund, is offered to high school seniors, first time college students as well as recent community college graduates who are DACA...

Rubio Heckled During Book Talk At Wolfson Campus

Republican Senator, Marco Rubio, was heckled by a handful of young students, who disagree with his stance on immigration policies, during an event at...