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End of Immigration nightmare for an Irish Dreamer - Obama’s move on the DREAM act (IrishCentral)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:00:43 PDT

By Kieran C O Sullivan, Irish Pastoral Centre Immigration CounselorPresidents Obama’s recent immigration directive issuing deferred action for undocumented immigrants present in the US is expected to result in the issuance of employment cards for over 800,000 immigrants Immigration advocates across the country welcomed the decision which came about after years of inaction in Congress on Dream Act legislation and immigration reform The President, when making the announcement, called on Congress to pass the Dream Act because it would grant citizenship to immigrant children READ MORE

President Obama’s decision on DREAM Act was the right move (IrishCentral)

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:44:22 PDT

By: Irish Voice Editorial

President Obama’s decision to allow his version of the Dream Act and let the children of illegals stay here under certain conditions was a master stroke.

Hispanics haven't forgotten the Dream Act (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:20:17 PDT

The statistics released by the Census Bureau last week demonstrated - unarguably - that America's Hispanic population has grown dramatically, which is very bad news for the GOP Hispanics now account for 16 percent of the nations total population, making them the largest minority in America And in an astounding finding, almost one quarter of the nations children under 17 are now LatinoFor a Republican strategist, reading these numbers must be like looking down into the Grand Canyon: vertiginous and possibly overwhelming READ MORE

DREAM act a test for the great American sense of fairness and decency (IrishCentral)

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:35:15 PDT

“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrations and revolutionists” Franklin D RooseveltThe people I meet love to tell me they are American but also from other places They are proud of their heritage, drawing lineage from maybe two to three different countries stretching from disparate areas around the globe READ MORE

Immigration reformers will seek to pass Dream Act in lame duck session of congress (IrishCentral)

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:10:07 PDT

Immigration advocates are about to admit defeat on comprehensive reform and are looking at a much more incremental approach to immigration reformThat comes after a soul searching analysis by many of the key figures and financial backers who now see that, given the country's mood, the prospect for comprehensive reform is pretty much non-existentThe new plan that will likely emerge will take issues such as the Dream Act, which would legalize immigrants who were brought here as small children and seek to legalize themImmigrant rights campaigners desperately need a victory READ MORE