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USCIS DACA renewal delays put livelihoods at risk for recipients as agency prioritizes migrants
By Michelle Gallardo | ABC News | JAN. 16, 2023 | Photo By Robyn Beck There are nearly 600,000 beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program nationwide. For the last 11 years they have been allowed to work, go to school and drive. But their DACA permit ... -
Testimonial - Esmeralda Arias
Past Participants Praise of the CMSC's Independent Dreamer Study Abroad Program Courtesy of Esmeralda Arias - Alumni | DEC. 24, 2023 | Photo Courtesy of Esmeralda Arias Dear Profe Armando and the entire Cal-Mex Team, First and foremost, I commend all of you for the community organizing and advocacy work you ... -
Testimonials - Carlos Rene Castro
Past Participants Praise of the CMSC's Independent Dreamer Study Abroad Program Courtesy of Carlos Rene Castro - Alumni | LinkenIn | NOV. 24, 2023 | Photo Courtesy of Carlos Rene Castro After 20 years, I am finally home. About a week ago, on November 15, 2023, I arrived at Ramón ... -
Testimonials - Sonia Macias
Past Participants Praise of the CMSC's Independent Dreamer Study Abroad Program Courtesy of Sonia Macias - Alumni | NOV. 7, 2023 | Photo Courtesy of Sonia Macias Hello Profe and Team, I want to thank you all for your assistance throughout my Advance Parole process. Thanks to all your help, ... -
Uncertainty around DACA program leads to psychological stress for recipients
By Amy McCaig, Rice University | Medical Xpress | NOV. 20, 2023 | Photo By Sheila Fitzgerald After former President Donald Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2017, beneficiaries of it experienced significantly higher levels of distress and post-traumatic stress diagnoses than ... -
Left out: Dreamers miss too many education opportunities that could change their lives
All learners deserve a chance, and some new programs are giving them the boost they need By Chris Aviles & Jefferson Pestronk | The Hechinger Report | NOV. 13, 2023 | Photo By Getty Images As tuition and related fees skyrocket, finding ways to keep a college degree within reach ... -
Undocumented immigrants ask Biden for the unlikely: Work permits like those given to Venezuelans
Waiting for years for legalization, undocumented immigrants in the U.S. for decades want Biden to give them work permits. The question is how it would be legally doable. By Suzanne Gamboa | NBC News | NOV. 14, 2023 | Photo By Jose Luis Magana Many recently arrived Venezuelans celebrated when ... -
Miami immigration advocate to lead nation’s largest college aid program for undocumented youth
By Syra Ortiz Blanes | Miami Herald | OCT. 27, 2023 | Photo Courtesy of Maria Gabriela Pacheco Maria Gabriela Pacheco knows firsthand what it’s like to be an ambitious teenager who’s told she can’t go to college because of her immigration status. The Ecuadorian-born, Miami-raised immigration rights activist was ... -
Claudia Sheinbaum demuestra su excelente nivel de inglés en reunión con empresarios de Los Ángeles
Con un excelente nivel de inglés, Claudia Sheinbaum se reunió con empresarios durante su visita a Los Ángeles, California; así lo compartió en vídeo Por María José Izquierdo | SDP Noticias | OCT. 21, 2023 | Foto Cortesía de Twitter Oficial de Dra. Claudia Sheinbaum Prado Durante su visita a ... -
Stateless
In this story of dual ‘uncitizenship,’ the lives of two undocumented Fresno State students diverge because of a single piece of paper By Carlos Rene Castro | The Collegian | OCT. 10, 2023 | Photo By Carlos Rene Castro Richard Puerta, the youngest of five children, was born in Mexico. ...