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DACA suffers another court setback, but program remains in place for now
A federal appeals court ruled this week that DACA, the deferred deportation program for young migrants, was unlawfully created in 2012 but that protection for current DACA recipients can continue for now.
‘Dreamers’ ready in quest for in-state tuition
Now, she and other advocates are gearing up for a campaign to convince voters next year that making it possible for young people who are in the U.S. without legal status to attend college is both the right thing to do for those individuals and benefits the state as a whole.
Proposal to give ‘Dreamers’ in-state tuition goes to ballot
Arizona voters will decide in November 2022 whether immigrants in this country illegally who are Arizona residents should be allowed to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.
GOP lawmaker revives in-state tuition for ‘Dreamers’
A ballot measure that could let Arizona “Dreamers” pay in-state tuition to attend universities and community colleges was unexpectedly revived in the House of Representatives on May 5 and could pass on May 10.
Dreamers lack confidence in Congress, plan for life without DACA
José Patiño has done everything right, keeping within the many lines of federal bureaucracy involved with being a part of the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals program. But now, he is scrambling to come up with plans A, B, and C in case Congress does not come through with a plan to replace the program.
Federal court rules in favor of Arizona ‘dreamers’
Arizona cannot legally deny “dreamers” the right to drive, a federal appeals court ruled late Tuesday.
Federal records show ASU has lobbied for DREAM Act
Republican lawmakers are troubled that Arizona State University and University of Arizona have been lobbying Congress to help “dreamers” gain citizenship.
College students seek to file counter-claim against Horne in Dreamers case
Two Dreamers asked a judge today to let them in as defendants and file a counter claim in the state’s lawsuit to stop Maricopa County Community College District from granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.
Dreamers protest outside Arizona AG’s office
Some youth living in the country illegally and pushing for immigration reform burned their high school diplomas in front of the Arizona Attorney General's Office in Phoenix.
Republicans propose plan for undocumented young
Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their version of the Dream Act, stalled legislation that would provide a path to legal status for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants, many who have spent most of their lives in the United States.
Advocacy groups looking to early ballots to boost Latino votes
Groups out to boost voting by Latinos in Arizona are combining classic get-out-the-vote tactics with a push for casting early ballots.
Former lawmaker claims ‘Dreamer’ classes are illegal
The architect of a 2006 ballot measure that bars in-state tuition for illegal immigrants contends a project set up by Rep. Catherine Miranda to help so-called “Dreamers” get an affordable education violates the law.
