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NBC Latino Maryland's Dream Act Helped Immigration Reform Gain Momentum NBC4 Washington (blog) Maryland's Dream Act helped create the momentum that led to the renewed immigration reform effort. A bipartisan group of senators Monday unveiled the most ambitious immigration reform package since the last effort fell apart in 2007, and Tuesday ... Civil and labor groups: “Let's organize for immigration reform”NBC Latino all 2 news articles » View the full article

San Francisco Chronicle DREAM Act fight pits immigrants vs. Sandy victims Legislative Gazette The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act proposed by Assemblyman Francisco Moya, D-Queens, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, came under recent attack by its opponents in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. A DREAM Within Reach?Inside Higher Ed CITY DESK: When it comes to the DREAM Act -- wake up New York!Niagara Gazette New York can't afford to support Dream ActSyracuse.com (blog) all 5 news articles » View the full article

Two senators at the center of negotiations over comprehensive immigration reform, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said on Sunday that a pathway to citizenship is an essential component of a comprehensive reform bill. “That has to be also part of it,” McCain told ABC News’ Martha Raddatz on “This Week” when asked whether a pathway to citizenship would be a component of reform. “There’s a new appreciation on both sides of the aisle including, maybe more importantly on the Republican side of the aisle, that we have to enact comprehensive immigration reform.” McCain said that a small group of Senators will release the principles of a comprehensive, not “piecemeal,” reform bill this week. “I’m very pleased with the progress,” McCain said. “It’s not that much different from what we tried to do in 2007.” Read a full transcript of the interview with Sens. McCain and Menendez HERE. Menendez, who met with President Obama on Friday along with other members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus leadership, said that the president expressed his full commitment to reform. “The president made it very clear in that discussion that this was a top legislative priority for him in this session of the Congress and that he expects to work with all of us in an effort to achieve that goal and he’s fully committed to it.” He added that a pathway to “earned legalization” is an “essential element” of an immigration reform bill. “First, Americans support it in poll after poll. Secondly, Latino voters expect it. Thirdly Democrats want it. And fourth Republicans need it,” Menendez said. McCain added that he believes Obama’s use of the presidential podium on behalf of immigration reform at an event in Las Vegas planned for Tuesday will aid efforts to pass a bill. “I think it helps,” McCain said. “I think its important that we all work together on this.” “Believe it or not, I see a glimmer of bipartisanship out there,” he added. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/01/senate-immigration-proposal-to-include-pathway-to-citizenship/

(Reuters) - Leading Democratic and Republican senators said on Sunday there were encouraging signs in the push to overhaul U.S. immigration laws - a top priority for President Obama's second term - and they would introduce their plan this week. With Obama set to begin his push for immigration reform with a speech in Las Vegas on Tuesday, a group of three Democratic and three Republican senators have been working for weeks on a plan. One of those senators, Republican John McCain of the border state of Arizona, said on ABC's "This Week" program that the group still had hard work ahead but that he was pleased with the progress and that the principles of a comprehensive plan would be put forth this week. McCain said the plan was much like a 2007 immigration proposal that died during the presidency of George W. Bush. That plan included a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tighter borders, a guest worker program and requirements for employers to verify workers' immigration status. The immigration issue was largely pushed aside during Obama's first term as economic concerns weighed more heavily, but the president, who had overwhelming backing from Hispanic voters in his 2012 re-election, cited it as part of his agenda when sworn in for a second term last week. McCain said the political aspect of immigration reform should sway any Republicans who object to a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. "We are losing dramatically the Hispanic vote, which we think should be ours, for a variety of reasons, and we've got to understand that," he said. McCain said change also was needed because "we can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. We cannot forever have children who were born here, who were brought here by their parents when they were small children, to live in the shadows, as well." Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois, another member of the six-person Senate group, said on "Fox News Sunday" that work remained to be done but that the progress was encouraging. "We are trying work our way through some very difficult issues but we are committed to a comprehensive approach to finally in this country having an immigration law that we can live with," he said. "We have virtually been going for maybe 25 years without a clear statement about immigration policy. That's unacceptable in this nation of immigrants." Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey who is also a member of the immigration group, said on "This Week" that he was cautiously optimistic because of the bipartisan spirit that has prevailed in the recent reform effort. "I see things that were once off the table for agreement and discussion being on the table with a serious pathway forward," he said. Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, a Republican who is not a member of the group, said he had spoken with one of its members, who said he was "very optimistic" about reform. Source: www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-usa-immigration-congress-idUSBRE90Q0EV20130127

Below is the outline of the plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system proposed by a bipartisan group of senators. The Senate deal was agreed to by: Democrats Charles Schumer of New York, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Michael Bennet of Colorado; and Republicans John McCain of Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida and Jeff Flake of Arizona. Read as much as you can http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/01/28/immigration-proposal-senate/1870227/

San Francisco Chronicle Dream Act students apply for college aid San Francisco Chronicle At this time every year, parents of college-bound 12th-graders pack high school auditoriums and cafeterias to learn about the confusing and confounding process of applying for financial aid. This year, undocumented immigrants are eager to find a seat. Maryland Dream Act loophole increases costs for some Montgomery high ...Washington Business Journal CITY DESK: When it comes to the DREAM Act -- wake up New York!Niagara Gazette New York can't afford to support Dream ActSyracuse.com (blog) Inside Higher Ed all 4 news articles » View the full article

San Francisco Chronicle Dream Act students apply for college aid San Francisco Chronicle For the first time, those families will be able to apply for state financial aid under the controversial California Dream Act. While federal funding is still out of reach, the state measure now allows children who were brought to the country illegally ... View the full article

Maryland Dream Act loophole increases costs for some Montgomery high ... Washington Post The Maryland Dream Act that voters approved in November to increase undocumented immigrants' access to college will significantly raise tuition for a group of students who attend Montgomery College and could prevent some of them from starting class ... View the full article

ABC News John McCain On Immigration Reform: Path To Citizenship, Dream Act Must Be ... Huffington Post The comments mark a shift for McCain, who previously opposed a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, labeling such a plan "amnesty" in 2010, the same year he voted against the Dream Act. But he admitted Sunday that the GOP's poor showing ... Lawmakers agree: It's now time for immigration fixArizona Daily Star all 23 news articles » View the full article

New York Daily News Activists pressing Obama, Congress on immigration reform New York Daily News DREAM Act students, religious and labor movement leaders, are all stepping up efforts to make sure that this historic opportunity to resolve what so far has been an intractable crisis is not wasted. DREAMers, who have shown time and time again their ... Cathaleen Chen, Kimberly Railey | Hispanics seeing more influenceThe Courier-Journal Immigration: What seven key Republican senators have saidEnterprise-Record Millions More Could Burden Obamacare Under Immigration ReformNewsmax.com Deseret News -New America Media (blog) -NBCNews.com (blog) all 96 news articles » View the full article

New York can't afford to support Dream Act Syracuse.com (blog) I read with utter amazement that state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was introducing legislation that would help educate ''illegal'' immigrants under a bill that would be called the Dream Act. What part of ''illegal'' doesn't our Assembly and Senate ... View the full article

Maryland Dream Act loophole raising cost of tuition for some students in ... Washington Post (blog) Supporters of the Maryland Dream Act talk to voters at Glenarden Woods Elementary School in Glenarden, as they enter the polling site on Nov. 6, 2012. (Sarah L. Voisin - THE WASHINGTON POST) The “Dream Act” that Maryland voters approved in ... A loophole in the dreamBaltimore Sun Proposed legislation could change Dream Act rulesGazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online all 2 news articles » View the full article

Dream Act applications now online The Salinas Californian The California Student Aid Commission has now made Dream Act Applications for undocumented immigrant students available on its website, according to Assemblyman Luis A. Alejo, D-Salinas. The California Dream Act allows access to public financial aid, ... View the full article

Your Town: California Dream Act applications available online Monterey County Herald The California Dream Act allows access to public financial aid, including Cal Grants, for undocumented students who came to the country before turning 16 and attended California high schools. For information, call Student Support Services at the ... Dream Act applications now onlineThe Salinas Californian Schools support DREAM Act for undocumented studentsFederal Way Mirror all 3 news articles » View the full article

Steve Jobs' Widow Launches Dream Act Support Website Patch.com Josh, Alejandro, Frankie, and Gabrielle; they're all dreamers. They're DREAMers because they were brought to the United States as children and are undocumented citizens. They're DREAMers who hope the DREAM Act will pass and give them a pathway to ... View the full article

Yahoo! News (blog) 'The Dream is Now'—Steve Jobs' widow launches new Dream Act push Yahoo! News (blog) Cendy is one of millions of immigrants who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children—a group known as “DREAMers” by advocates of the Dream Act, a federal bill first introduced in the Senate in 2001 to allow them a pathway to permanent residency. Steve Jobs' Widow Launches Dream Act Support WebsitePatch.com Laurene Powell Jobs Launches Effort to Pass DREAM ActKQED Steve Jobs' Widow Pushes For The Dream ActNBC Bay Area Inside Bay Area -The Inquisitr -Politico all 23 news articles » View the full article

Yahoo! News (blog) Steve Jobs' Widow Launches Dream Act Support Website Patch.com Josh, Alejandro, Frankie, and Gabrielle; they're all dreamers. They're DREAMers because they were brought to the United States as children and are undocumented citizens. They're DREAMers who hope the DREAM Act will pass and give them a pathway to ... 'The Dream is Now'—Steve Jobs' widow launches new Dream Act pushYahoo! News (blog) Laurene Powell Jobs Launches Effort to Pass DREAM ActKQED Steve Jobs' Widow Pushes For The Dream ActNBC Bay Area Contra Costa Times -The Inquisitr -Politico all 22 news articles » View the full article

Dream Act applications now online The Salinas Californian The California Student Aid Commission has now made Dream Act Applications for undocumented immigrant students available on its website, according to Assemblyman Luis A. Alejo (D-Salinas). The California Dream Act allows access to public financial aid ... View the full article

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The North Carolina Attorney General issued a letter to the Department of Motor Vehicles Thursday about their ruling in whether or not illegal immigrants can get temporary driver's licenses in North Carolina. In the statement, the NCDOJ says young illegal immigrants, under deferred action, can get temporary driver's licenses in the state. "It is therefore our opinion that individuals who have been granted deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy directive are lawfully present in the United States during the period of deferment." the release states, " As such, N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-7(s), which states that DMV shall issue a drivers license of limited duration to person who present valid documentation demonstrating deferment and meet all other statutory requirements, requires that such licenses be issued." North Carolina had previously said it would not issue licenses for young people in the country illegally until the Attorney General ruled on the issue. Under President Obama's new deferred action program, illegal immigrants under age 31 who were brought to the U.S. as children could qualify for a 2-year work permit. But whether or not they qualify for a driver's license is up to each state. Source: http://www.wbtv.com/...rivers-licenses

So how big is your application packet? Althought on the 15th, we will all know exacty what we need and what we don't come that day. Just discuss and let us know what you included and what is good to have.

A United States congressman has introduced a bill that would repeal the 22nd Amendment, which currently limits the president to serving only two terms as commander-in-chief. Should the bill become a law, it could allow President Barack Obama to run for reelection yet again in 2016. The bill, H.J. Res. 15, offers “an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.” New York Democratic Rep. Jose Serrano reintroduced the measure on January 4, after it did not make it to a floor vote in January 2011, the Daily Caller reports. Serrano has attempted to repeal the amendment for decades and proposed similar bills in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007. Rep. Serrano’s initiatives are not dependent on any particular party, since he has tried to get the measure passed under the presidencies of both Democrats and Republicans. But if the bill makes it to the floor for a vote this year, President Obama, a Democrat, might have a chance at a third term in the White House, which would make him the first president to possibly seek a third term since Franklin Roosevelt. Even though a repeal has not made it far in Congress, there have been several attempts at bringing it to the floor, which have garnered support from past presidents and prominent legislators. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) repeatedly proposed repealing the 22nd Amendment while both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were in office, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tried to repeal it in 1995. In 1989, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) introduced a similar resolution. Former President Ronald Reagan told Barbara Walters in a 1986 interview that the 22nd Amendment “was a mistake,” while former President Bill Clinton has always believed in the option for a president to seek reelection at a later time – even if he has already served twice. “Shouldn’t a president be able to take two terms, take time off and run again?” Clinton said in an MSNBC interview in November. “I’ve always thought that should be the rule. I think as a practical matter, you couldn’t apply this to anyone who has already served, but going forward, I personally believe that should be the rule.” Repealing the 22nd Amendment has been supported by both Democrats and Republicans, but has never garnered enough votes to go into effect. Congress passed the 22nd Amendment on March 21, 1947. It was ratified by 41 states and rejected by only two. It limits each president to two terms, but did not apply to the sitting president, former President Harry Truman, who withdrew as a candidate for re-election in 1952. Source: http://rt.com/usa/news/president-amendment-bill-repeal-541/

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration eased the way Wednesday for illegal immigrants who are immediate relatives of American citizens to apply for permanent residency, a change that could affect as many as 1 million of the estimated 11 million immigrants unlawfully in the U.S. A new rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security aims to reduce the time illegal immigrants are separated from their American families while seeking legal status, immigration officials said. Beginning March 4, when the changes go into effect, illegal immigrants who can demonstrate that time apart from an American spouse, child or parent would create “extreme hardship,” can start the application process for a legal visa without leaving the U.S. Once approved, applicants would be required to leave the U.S. briefly in order to return to their native country and pick up their visa. The change is the latest move by the administration to use its executive powers to revise immigration procedures without Congress passing a law. In August, the Obama administration launched a program to halt the deportation of young people brought to the U.S. unlawfully as children. The new procedures could reduce a family's time apart to one week in some cases, officials said. In recent years a few relatives of U.S. citizens have been killed in foreign countries while waiting for their applications to be resolved. “The law is designed to avoid extreme hardship to U.S. citizens, which is precisely what this rule achieves,” said Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in a statement. “The change will have a significant impact on American families by greatly reducing the time family members are separated from those they rely upon,” he said. Until now, many immigrants who might seek legal status do not pursue it out of fear they will not receive a "hardship waiver" of strict U.S. immigration laws: An illegal immigrant who has overstayed a visa for more than six months is barred from reentering the U.S. for three years; those who overstay more than a year are barred for 10 years. The new rule allows those relatives to apply for the waiver without first leaving the U.S. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-pn-obama-illegal-immigration-residency-20130102,0,2322646.story

So i figure, what if we started a wiki with any and all information related to the dream act, deferred action, immigration and anything that we see of value. This wiki software will allow anyone to start an article, edit content, delete content. This allows the freedom for anyone put their own imput. its not exactly for news, its for bringing all the information together. It's exactly like wikipedia. Good idea? it would be something like http://wiki.adreamact.com/ ideas? thoughts?

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