Archive for December, 2017
Effort to Address DACA Youth Kicked into 2018
Washington D.C. – With a last ditch effort to pass the DREAM Act this year with hundreds of immigrant youth protesting in the halls of Congress, both the House of Representatives and the Senate have voted to kick the issue down the line to 2018. With an initial vote of…
A Collection of Actions Organized to Pass the DREAM Act
California – Across California, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and the CHIRLA Action Fund have organized actions to fight for a clean DREAM Act. After months of organizing lobby visits, press conferences and sit-ins, immigrant youth and their allies have been relentless in fighting for an end of year…
Rep. McCarthy needs to act to pass a clean DREAM Act
Bakersfield, CA – As the year starts to come to an end, there are still some pressing matters in Congress that need to be addressed. For the immigrant youth of our country, the most important and pressing issue is whether or not a clean DREAM Act bill will be passed…