In recent years, immigrant rights organizations, students and social activists have called on U.S. higher education institutions to get behind state and federal legislative measures, such as the DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform. While legislative action on immigration reform policies has been very limited, colleges and university campuses at least proved to be friendly
Gov. John W. Hickenlooper of Colorado is expected to sign into law a bill, passed on Friday by the state’s House of Representatives, that would allow students who entered the United States illegally to pay in-state tuition at Colorado’s public colleges.
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The presidents of Cornell University, Arizona State University, and Miami Dade College have sent a letter to more than 1,200 of their colleagues, urging them to join an effort to reform immigration laws and writing that current policies frustrate colleges’ ability to educate and to innovate.
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The numbers alone were stark and worrisome: About 41 percent of all Mexican immigrants 16 to 19 years old in New York City have dropped out of school, according to census statistics — more than double the rate of any other major immigrant group and more than four times the city’s overall rate.
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As the party prepares for its state convention this weekend, some members are putting a higher priority on winning over Latino voters.
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More than a century ago, as the nation’s cities swelled with immigrants, colleges and universities run by Jesuit priests offered the new arrivals a place to learn. Buffalo, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Scranton—all soon had Jesuit colleges, many of which forged ties with immigrant communities.
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WASHINGTON — When it comes to Senators Jeff Flake and John McCain of Arizona, longtime followers of the immigration debate could be forgiven for having déjà vu.
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After decades of friction over immigration, the nation’s labor unions and the leading business association, the Chamber of Commerce, have formed an unusual alliance that is pushing hard to revamp American immigration laws.
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The stars could hardly have shone brighter on the prospects for immigration reform than in the early months of 2007.
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In many ways it seems like 2007 all over again when it comes to addressing illegal immigration. Senator John McCain of Arizona is trying to build a bipartisan compromise. Rush Limbaugh is inveighing against amnesty. The White House – in this case President Obama rather than President George W. Bush – has staked considerable capital