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Undocumented Immigrants Deserve An Affordable Education Too

November 24, 2015 Daniela Molina DACA, Immigration

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 changed and passed laws that prevent undocumented students from receiving in-state tuition at the college or university they attend. Even if the students live… Read the rest at our website.

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TheDream.US National Scholarship Fund

October 27, 2015 Bianka Orjuela 0 Comments DACA, Immigration, TheDream.US

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 (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) or TPS (Temporary Protected Status) eligible and have applied for or received DACA or TPS approval. The scholarship has a… Read the rest at our website.

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Rubio Heckled During Book Talk At Wolfson Campus

March 3, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments DACA, Immigration, Marco Rubio

Republican Senator, Marco Rubio, was heckled by a handful of young students, who disagree with his stance on immigration policies, during an event at Wolfson Campus on Feb. 20 to promote his latest book, American Dreams. Rubio opposed the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA for… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC’s Koubek Center To Host Live National Public Radio Immigration Forum

February 17, 2015 Brayan Vazquez 0 Comments Immigration, Koubek Center

National Public Radio’s “Long Way Home: Immigrant Stories of Old Roots And New Roots” series will broadcast live from the Koubek Center at Miami Dade College, 2705 SW 3 St., on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. The program is part of a NPR series called “Michel Martin, Going There.”… Read the rest at our website.

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Executive Order Protects Millions of Undocumented Immigrants From Deportation

December 9, 2014 Pia Molina DACA, Immigration

President Barack Obama revealed his latest immigration reform on Nov. 20, protecting at least 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. Through executive action, Obama’s reform would also direct immigration officials to concentrate on deporting criminals and those who pose a threat to national security, while protecting any children who… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of Brayan Vasquez taking the train.

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Brayan Takes The Train

March 4, 2014 Gregory Castillo DACA, Immigration, Student Spotlight

On a chilly morning in Boynton Beach, glimmers of dawn cut through the pitch-black sky, as Brayan Vazquez steps out of his home and begins a 55-mile journey to school. Brayan (pronounced BRY-uhn) is undocumented. He doesn’t have a car or a driver’s license, so today, like every Tuesday… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of undocumented students signing their scholarships.

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For Students With Deferred Action Status, Optimism And Frustration

February 18, 2014 Guillermo Herrera DACA, Immigration

Yesmyn Alcarazo, a mass communications student at Kendall Campus, knew he lacked legal documentation to reside in the US, but he didn’t truly realize its effects until high school. “I remember the first time that it really hit me,” Alcarazo said. “It was toward the end of high school… Read the rest at our website.

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Obama Stops Deportation Of Young And Undocumented Immigrants

June 13, 2012 Monique Madan Immigration

For Carlos Roa, walking 1,500 miles was worth it. In 2010, Roa and several other MDC students, were among hundreds of DREAMers to walk from Miami to Washington D.C. in protest of immigration reform. The change Roa sought was partially granted. On June 15 President Barack Obama announced on… Read the rest at our website.

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