On November 20, 2014, President Barack Obama announced the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program. Under DAPA, eligible undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and parents of lawful permanent residents (LPRs) would have temporary relief from… Read More ›
If you are an undocumented student at one of the University of California (UC) campuses, make sure to check out the University of California Undocumented Legal Services Center, which can help address your immigration-related legal needs and questions. The center is at the… Read More ›
If you are undocumented and live in the state of California, you may be able to get a driver license. With the passage of Assembly Bill 60 (AB 60) in 2013, individuals who are in the U.S. without legal presence… Read More ›
Check out the website, “DAPA questions“, where leading immigration advocates and lawyers across the country are available to answer your questions about DAPA and DACA! Here are some sample questions and answers: Question: Can you be enrolled in a GED… Read More ›
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is offering up to $40,000 per year to students transferring from two-year and community colleges. Each award will help students cover a significant share of their educational expenses – including tuition, living expenses, books and required fees –… Read More ›
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program is open to high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend college/university. Selected from a nationwide pool of applicants, up to 40 students will become Jack Kent Cooke Scholars and have… Read More ›
Los Otros Dreamers (The Other Dreamers), by Jill Anderson and Nin Solis, is a book that features the experiences, dreams, challenges, achievements (and much more) of undocumented youth who grew up in the United States and have either been deported, or… Read More ›
By GINA To exist while undocumented is to live explaining why you deserve to be in this country, is to deconstruct the word immigrant and construct its real meaning every time you create a sentence describing yourself. Existing while undocumented… Read More ›
Many of us who have applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) worried about our renewals two-years after our initial DACA approval. We also worried about having enough money to pay the $465 fee once again, about applying within… Read More ›
America’s Voice Education Fund, United We Dream, the National Immigration Law Center, and the Domestic Workers Alliance have launched a project, #DignityDays, to highlight the work and efforts from activists and leaders across the immigrant community.
“Each year, the Chicana Latina Foundation awards merit-based scholarships to Latina college students, valued at $1,500 dollars each.” This year they are offering 31 scholarships. Deadline: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 To be eligible, candidates must: Be a woman of Chicana/Latina heritage…. Read More ›
President Obama has time after time said that he is counting on Congress to pass a Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill that he could then sign (let’s not forget though that his administration has deported the most undocumented immigrants).At the same time, undocumented… Read More ›