Immigrants travel across Washington to lobby Olympia
Immigrant activists left as early as 4 am to travel to Olympia in support of education and policy reform. Our youth reporters got up pretty early as well to cover the action.
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09 Jan
Dare to DREAM: Tips from youth navigating Deferred Action
Leer en Español Imagine a thirteen year old boy trying to stay awake after walking more than three days in the desert. He’s so desperate for water that he drinks from a puddle where a dead body has fallen. Now imagine that seven years later that boy can’t get a legal job, go to college or visit [...]
09 Jan
Atrevete a Soñar: Consejos de jóvenes en Tacoma navegando la Acción Diferida
Read in English Imagine un niño de trece años tratando de mantenerse despierto después de caminar más de tres días en el desierto. Está tan desesperado por el agua que bebe de un charco donde un cadáver ha caído. Ahora imaginemos 7 años más tarde ese chico no puede conseguir un trabajo legal, ir a [...]
27 Aug
Mexicans wait in limbo after failed border crossings
The illegal border crossing from Mexico to the U.S. can be dangerous, expensive and terrifying for thousands of Mexicans walking across the Arizona desert each year. Facing possible sexual assault and death from dehydration, the most devastating turn comes when they are picked up by border patrol and sent back over the border. Rachel Alexander [...]
26 Jun
Is Obama’s immigration policy shift really a DREAM come true?
When I first saw the email alert, “Obama offers immunity to younger immigrants,” I could hardly believe it was true. President Obama had signed an executive order that was a modified version of the DREAM Act, vowing to not deport undocumented youth under 30, and giving them the opportunity to temporarily work in the U.S. legally. The [...]
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