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VIDEO: Montgomery County Executive Leggett Talks Dream Act Patch.com With Election Day looming, Patch recently sat down with Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett. Approaching the midway point of his second term in office, Leggett (D) reflected on the upcoming election, the state of the county and its budget, his ... View the full article

Bay Net Dream Act continues a long Maryland tradition of welcoming immigrants Baltimore Sun On Election Day, voters will have the opportunity to continue the state's long tradition of welcoming new Americans and valuing education by supporting the Maryland Dream Act at the polls. A "For" vote on Question 4 will affirm the law signed by Gov. Dream Act: Best policy for MarylandWashington Post (blog) The Dream Act is an education issueGazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Montgomery County Superintendent Endorses Maryland Dream ActPatch.com CapitalGazette.com -Mitzpeh -Bay Net all 11 news articles » View the full article

Huerta backs Brownley Ventura County Star Huerta spoke about Brownley's strong record of standing up for the Latino community and working to expand opportunity by strengthening education. In the Legislature, Brownley co-authored the California DREAM Act and fought for middle-class scholarships ... and more » View the full article

Guest Column: The lengthy and complex Maryland ballot CapitalGazette.com Some questions are well known, such as the Dream Act, gaming and same-sex marriage. But how many people know about orphans' court judges or county budget procedures? And so we will have many uninformed voters or voters informed by moneyed ... and more » View the full article

In Bilbray-Peters Race, Immigrant Activists Try Making Their Mark Fronteras: The Changing America Desk Supporters of the DREAM Act, which would give many young undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship, protest outside Congressman Brian Bilbray's Solana Beach office. Photo by Adrian Florido. By Adrian Florido · Email. Thursday, November 1, 2012 ... and more » View the full article

Did Giants Sergio Romo Call Out the DREAM Act in his Victory Speech? ColorLines magazine The Giants pitcher Sergio Romo, a son of Mexican immigrants, said nothing publicly Wednesday about the shirt he wore to the victory rally held in honor of the team's World Series win. The message was clear though, big bold white letters read “I just ... View the full article

Why I'm Voting For The Maryland DREAM Act Town Hall The latest polls in the conventional swing states show a close race, with neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama clearly ahead. Yet they also show a surprising number of formerly solid blue states now within Romney's reach. The rust belt is creakily ... and more » View the full article

Wall Street Journal Esther Cepeda: Undocumented immigrant, supporter of Romney won't back down The Tennessean No one would accuse Manuel Guerra Casas of that. For years he has fought against anti-immigrant legislation such as Arizona's “papers please” law, and for the passing of the federal DREAM Act. Casas is, as the popular slogan goes, “undocumented and ... DREAMers' undocumented parents deserve legal status, too, activist saysReuters AlertNet Candidate Policy Platforms Lack Details On Comprehensive Immigration ReformProgress Illinois Portraying African Americans As Anti-Immigrant: What NumbersUSA Doesn't ...ThinkProgress Tucson Citizen -Aljazeera.com -PRI's The World all 33 news articles » View the full article

NBC Latino Illegal immigrant backing Romney San Antonio Express For years he has fought against anti-immigrant legislation, such as Arizona's law, and for the passing of the federal DREAM Act. Casas is, as the slogan goes, “undocumented and unafraid.” But more than anything else, he's unsupportive of President ... Obama and Romney on the issuesNew Straits Times all 3 news articles » View the full article

NBC Latino Bucking a stereotype for Romney Janesville Gazette No one would accuse Manuel Guerra Casas of that. For years he has fought against anti-immigrant legislation such as Arizona's “papers please” law, and for the passing of the federal DREAM Act. Casas is, as the popular slogan goes, “undocumented and ... Obama and Romney on the issuesNew Straits Times all 3 news articles » View the full article

NBC Latino Opinion: Meet an undocumented immigrant whose Romney's biggest advocate NBC Latino No one would accuse Manuel Guerra Casas of that. For years he has fought against anti-immigrant legislation such as Arizona's “papers please” law, and for the passing of the federal DREAM Act. Casas is, as the popular slogan goes, “undocumented and ... Obama and Romney on the issuesNew Straits Times all 2 news articles » View the full article

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas and other senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials will hold a stakeholder conference call today to discuss Secretary Janet Napolitano’s June 15th Deferred Action policy memorandum. In accordance with the Secretary’s memorandum, USCIS will begin accepting requests for consideration of deferred action on August 15, 2012. During the teleconference, Director Mayorkas will provide a brief overview of the development of the process by which certain young people who came to the United States as children may request deferred action and take questions. Please join U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas in a teleconference regarding the deferred action for childhood arrivals process on Friday, August 3, 2012 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Eastern). To Participate in the August 3 Conference Call Please use the information below to join the session. We recommend calling in 20 minutes prior to the start of the teleconference. Call-in Number: (800) 779-9654 Passcode: DHS

Undocumented Youth Work To Boost Latino Vote Turnout Wall Street Journal In swing states like Florida, Ohio and Colorado, the young people—often referred to as Dreamers after the failed Dream Act legislation that would have offered them a path to citizenship—are running phone banks, going door to door and approaching ... DREAMers' undocumented parents deserve legal status, too, activist saysReuters AlertNet all 2 news articles » View the full article

ThinkProgress Sun endorsements Baltimore Sun (blog) Maryland's Dream Act, which allows some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities, has drawn attention far out of proportion to its actual impact. Only a few hundred students are likely to be eligible for the ... Same-sex marriage and the Dream Act—two peas in a pod?VOXXI Maryland Split on MarriagePhiladelphia Magazine (blog) Big spending continues on state ballot questionsGazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Frederick News Post (subscription) all 50 news articles » View the full article

Asian Fortune In Their Own Words: US Senate Candidates in Maryland Disagree on AAPI Issues Asian Fortune Asian Fortune: What is your stand on the DREAM Act, nationally, and with the vote in Maryland? Ben Cardin: America's immigration system is broken and must be fixed through comprehensive immigration reform. Our system must be fair and compassionate, ... and more » View the full article

Economic Times Advocacy group's poll shows Obama, Nelson with double-digit leads among ... Orlando Sentinel (blog) United We Dream, a Hispanic activist group pressing for passage of the DREAM Act, is out with swing-state polling that says President Barack Obama has double-digit leads over challenger Mitt Romney among Hispanic voters in the five states polled. US election: the seven issues that could decide itChannel 4 News Romney not keen on individual rights, Obama backs equality, education, justiceEagle News Who will you vote for on November 6?Asianjournal.com Tampabay.com -Quartz -The Guardian all 12,372 news articles » View the full article

Idaho Leaders Believe Immigration Reform is Within Reach Twin Falls Times-News As many as two million undocumented immigrants whose parents brought them to the United States as children could qualify to stay under the proposed DREAMAct, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. While Congress has unsuccessfully worked ... and more » View the full article

Dream Act: Best policy for Maryland Washington Post (blog) Passage of the Maryland Dream Act, which is Question 4 on the ballot, would give undocumented immigrant students the right to pay in-state tuition at a community college once they've completed three years of high school in Maryland. There's strong ... The Dream Act is an education issueGazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online all 3 news articles » View the full article

Polk State College Students Debate DREAM Act, Immigration Issues The Ledger By that afternoon, Juan Soto-Avella and Alberto Rodriguez, both 19, sat across from each other on a campus auditorium stage, debating their views on the DREAM Act, border control and work visas. The students clashed hardest over the DREAM Act, a bill ... View the full article

DREAM Act youths might be worth billions to Texas San Antonio Express Veliz was brought into the spotlight of immigration and the Dream Act when she was discovered living most of her life in the U.S. illegally. Since then she has been an advocate for the Dream Act which provides a way for immigrants like herself to gain ... and more » View the full article

DREAM Act youth may be worth billions to Texas San Antonio Express Veliz was brought into the spotlight of immigration and the Dream Act when she was discovered living most of her life in the U.S. illegally. Since then she has been an advocate for the Dream Act which provides a way for immigrants like herself to gain ... View the full article

An immigrant supports the Dream Act Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Those people that will benefit from the Dream Act are people that have grown up in this country, going to American schools, speaking English as their first language and recognizing this country as their only home. They do not know anywhere else but ... View the full article

NBC Latino Opinion: The twilight zone tale of a formerly undocumented GOP candidate who ... NBC Latino Does Rios not read polls, like the one released by Pew that shows (wait for it) 91% of Latinos supporting the DREAM Act? Ok, I admire that Rios believes strongly in his positions, but he misses the target big time. Like Gaspar says in his column ... View the full article

Dream Act supporters march in support of Question 4 Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Tom Fedor/The Gazette A group in support of the Maryland Dream Act marches from the Bethel World Outreach Center to the Silver Spring Civic Building, an early voting center, on Oct. 27 in Silver Spring. Fred Anderson, a lay leader from Bethel (right ... and more » View the full article

Dream Act supporters marchin support of Question 4 Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Tom Fedor/The Gazette A group in support of the Maryland Dream Act marches from the Bethel World Outreach Center to the Silver Spring Civic Building, an early voting center, on Oct. 27 in Silver Spring. Fred Anderson, a lay leader from Bethel (right ... and more » View the full article