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Dreamers

Apr 29, 2015

Immigrant youths want in-state tuition

Immigrant youths who are protected from deportation under a federal program say they deserve to pay in-state tuition rates at Arizona universities.

Apr 21, 2015

Regents propose new university tuition rate for ‘dreamers’

Potentially courting a lawsuit, the Board of Regents is weighing a plan to let “dreamers” pay less than the full out-of-state tuition they are now charged at state universities.

Feb 20, 2015

Brnovich will continue legal fight on dreamers licenses

Refusing to give up the fight, newly elected state Attorney General Mark Brnovich is going to renew the effort to take licenses to drive out of the hands of dreamers.

Jose Machado, left, holds a sign in Spanish that reads "No Dreamer left Behind" during a news conference of students seeking temporary relief from deportation in Miami, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order Wednesday as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit but not a path to citizenship. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Jan 13, 2015

GOP lawmaker abandons proposal to add “non citizen” to Dreamers’ licenses

Rep. Jay Lawrence abandoned his proposal to add the words “non citizen” to Dreamers’ driver’s licenses after discovering there’s no problem that the legislation would solve.

Jan 8, 2015

Fate of AZ dreamers drivers licenses could depend on ‘rational basis’

The question of whether “dreamers” can keep their Arizona driver’s licenses could depend on who a federal judge believes first came up with the idea to reject them.

Jan 2, 2015

Dem compares immigrant proposal to Nazi Germany

Sen. Robert Meza was one of several activists who said Friday that Rep.-elect Jay Lawrence’s proposal to add the words “non citizen” to Dreamers’ driver’s licenses was comparable to Nazi Germany’s efforts to require Jews to wear yellow badges and armbands.

Dec 31, 2014

GOP lawmaker proposes adding ‘non citizen’ to Dreamers’ driver’s licenses

A proposal from a newly elected Republican legislator to add the label “non-citizen” to licenses now being issued to Dreamers is drawing fire from on Democratic legislator as “another SB1070 waiting to happen.”

Dec 30, 2014

Schools, same sex marriage, ‘dreamers’ win in court

Courts in 2014 struck down Arizona laws by siding with gays, abortion providers, and illegal immigrants. Public school students also got a big win in court, but that case probably won’t be resolved any time soon.

Dec 23, 2014

Young immigrants get Arizona driver’s licenses

They waited in line in the dark outside motor vehicle offices, cheered when the doors opened and celebrated again upon passing their driving tests. For many young immigrants in Arizona, Monday marked a landmark day as they were able to get driver's licenses for the first time.

Dec 18, 2014

Arizona ‘Dreamers’ can get licenses starting Monday

Come Monday, thousands of dreamers can get in line at the Motor Vehicle Division to apply for their licenses to drive.

Dec 17, 2014

‘Dreamers’ ruling could lead to drivers’ licenses for 150,000

Supreme Court decision could reach a broader group affected by President Obama's executive order on immigration

Dec 17, 2014

Brewer still awaits Supreme Court ruling on Dreamers drivers’ licenses

Arizona dreamers went to bed Tuesday night still not knowing if the U.S. Supreme Court will allow them to drive legally. But what the justices think, at least now, may not matter. If they do not act, then the legal wheels start in motion and the state will be told to start issuing licenses.

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