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ATTENTION applicants of the $80,000 Opportunity Scholarship for DREAMers in locked-out states: We will be hosting a FB live session this Friday at 1:30 PM et to answer all your questions! To join, simply come to our website at the date/time above and join our live session.

“They got brought here at a very young age, they’ve worked here, they’ve gone to school here. Some were good students. Some have wonderful jobs. And they’re in never-never land because they don’t know what’s going to happen,” Donald J. Trump told Time magazine this month. "We’re going to work something out that’s going to make people happy and proud.”

Trump once welcomed a visit from immigrant 'Dreamers.' Now, they anxiously await his next move Gaby Pacheco strode into Trump Tower’s gilded lobby on a mission to convince the businessman to back immigration reform and help young people like her who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

“We’re going to work something out that’s going to make people happy and proud. But that’s a very tough situation,” Donald J. Trump told Time Magazine. “They got brought here at a very young age, they’ve worked here, they’ve gone to school here. Some were good students. Some have wonderful jobs. And they’re in never-never land because they don’t know what’s going to happen.”

Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham Unveil Bill To Stop Donald Trump From Ending Protections For Dreamers The president-elect vowed to end the program that protects them.

ALERT: See the details regarding a proposed bill from Senator Graham and Durbin.

Important message by our friends at TheDream.US

Dear Friends,

President Obama’s recent announcement changes the lives of millions of people.

Approximately 300,000 additional young adults will be eligible for temporary relief from deportation and a work permit. Many of these young people want nothing more than to get a college education, join the U.S. workforce, and support their family and community.

But one thing will stop them short. And that is their inability to access federal and state aid to help them afford a college education.

This is where YOU come in. By giving to TheDream.US you enable us to provide scholarships for DREAMers. And while we know that no one scholarship program can begin to fulfill the need, we also know that, by providing even one student with the opportunity to get a college education, we can and will impact not only that student’s life but the lives of that student’s family and friends and, in doing so, we will help build the economic and social prosperity of this nation.

This is why we made a commitment to “build the American Dream one student at a time.”

We welcome this challenge and ask you to help us send more motivated and eager DREAMers to college.

Here are three ways you can help:
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Thank you for believing in our young immigrant youth and their power to help us build a great nation.

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"Two presidents have acted unilaterally on immigration — and both were Republican. Ronald Reagan and his successor George H.W. Bush extended amnesty to family members who were not covered by the last major overhaul of immigration law in 1986."

Reagan, Bush Also Acted Without Congress To Shield Immigrants From Deportation WASHINGTON (AP) — Two presidents have acted unilaterally on immigration — and both were Republican. Ronald Reagan and his successor George H.W. Bush extended amnesty to family members who were not covered by the last major overhaul of imm...

White House: Obama "is nearing a final decision" on .
"He’s going to go as far as he can under the law."

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Activistas quieren que la Florida se una a los estados donde los indocumentados pueden obtener licencias.

Activistas piden licencias para indocumentados en Florida

"The president also could expand his controversial 2012 program aimed at stopping the deportation of many young immigrants brought to the United States as children, the panel of law professors and other legal experts said during a telephone news conference.

That program -- DACA -- could be broadened to include the parents and other relatives of those young immigrants, said Cristina Rodriguez, a professor at Yale Law School and a former U.S. Justice Department attorney."

Experts: Obama has authority to protect more migrants from deportation President Barack Obama has the legal authority to stop the federal government from deporting undocumented immigrants whose children or spouses are U.S. citizens, a panel of immigration law experts said Tuesday.

You can click on the following website to contact your elected officials and express your support for reform.

Where does your representative stand on immigration reform? FWD.us believes the global economy is changing and America must make significant changes to stay ahead. We will work to encourage Congress to focus on policies that maximize the potential of our country’s workforce to contribute to the knowledge economy.

Watch the video below to understand the refugee children crisis

Why Are Illegal Immigrant Children Being Detained? More than 70,000 unaccompanied children will try to illegally enter the US in 2014. And for the first time ever, the majority of these minors will come from ...

President Barack Obama soon after Labor Day is expected to announce executive actions to refine deportation priorities and to potentially expand a program that gives safe harbor and work permits to qualifying illegal immigrants. But the White House also is reviewing actions on issues that are priorities for businesses, according to administration and other officials, an effort that has received less notice. Businesses are mostly concerned with legal-immigration policy.

Obama weighs business-friendly immigration actions. The White House is considering changes to immigration policy aimed at helping businesses, part of a broad review of procedures that also is likely to provide new protections for people now in the country illegally.

MALDEF and Outten & Golden have sued Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. for refusing to hire holders because DACA holders are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. This practice is illegal as DACA holders are lawfully authorized to work in this country.

1) If you were discouraged from applying to Northwestern Mutual because you knew of this policy and understood you were ineligible to work there; or
2) If you were denied work by Northwestern Mutual due to a lack of U.S. citizenship or permanent residency (a “greencard”),

Please contact MALDEF here. All information will be held strictly confidential. There is no charge or obligation for our review of your case.

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"We don’t know the details. Mr. Obama and the Department of Homeland Security have not yet supplied the who, what, when or even, officially, whether. But Mr. Obama has promised to respond to Congress’s refusal to act on immigration reform. And the most obvious thing is to lift the threat of deportation from immigrants who should be the lowest priority for removal: those with citizen children, jobs, clean records and strong community ties. Some reports put the size of that group at four million to five million.

In truth, Mr. Obama is well within his authority to madden the right. His power to conduct immigration policy is vast. Congress has given the president broad flexibility and discretion to enforce immigration law. It has also given him the resources to deport about 350,000 to 400,000 people a year, as Mr. Obama has done, relentlessly."

Mr. Obama, Your Move Since Congress refused to act on immigration reform, it is the president’s duty to use his executive authority to protect unauthorized immigrants from deportation.

"Sources familiar with the matter told CNN that one potential option would expand the deferred deportation program of 2012 for so-called DREAMers -- children brought to America illegally by their families.
Other possible steps include granting some kind of legal status to the foreign parents of U.S. citizens, and allowing some undocumented immigrants to apply for temporary work permits, the sources said."

With Congress divided, Obama to go his own way on immigration With Congress divided, President Obama will go his own way on immigration.

ICYMI: Due to Congress' inability to agree on an emergency spending bill, the Department of Homeland Security notified Congress on Friday that it will transfer $405 million from other programs to deal with an immigration crisis on the southwestern border.

U.S. Administration transferring $405 million for border operations WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The Department of Homeland Security notified Congress on Friday that it will transfer $405 million from other programs to deal with an immigration crisis on the southwestern border, a senior administration official said.

According to USCIS Director Rodriguez, President Obama has broad legal power to halt deportations.
He said that “the options are many.”

Obama has legal power to halt deportations, top official says The administration official who would administer any broader executive actions on immigration said Tuesday he believes President Obama has the broad legal authority to halt most deportations.

UPDATE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF:
"White House officials are making plans to act before November's mid-term elections to grant work permits to potentially millions of immigrants who are in this country illegally, allowing them to stay in the United States without threat of deportation..."

Obama Mulls Large-Scale Move on Immigration Even as they grapple with an immigration crisis at the border, White House officials are making plans to act before November's mid-term elections to grant work permits to potentially millions of immigrants who are in this country illegally, allowing them to stay in the United States without...

"Due process means a fair process that enables a person to come before a judge or adjudicator and explain what has happened, such that a judge can make a decision to whether the individual qualifies for the laws' protections," said Gregory Chen, a director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. "If we do it in condensed way, it's rushed justice that results in no justice at all."

Fast track of migrant children's cases stirs alarm among judges, lawyers A Justice Department push for immigration courts to prioritize cases involving unaccompanied minors has raised concern among lawyers and judges.

A majority (69%) of Americans say that children arriving from Central America should be treated as refugees and allowed to stay in the U.S. if authorities determine it is not safe for them to return to their home countries.

Majorities of Democrats (83%), independents (66%), and Republicans (52%) believe these children should be treated as refugees, but Republicans are more divided; 42% of Republicans believe they should be treated as illegal immigrants.

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"Fox News contributor George Will surprised Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace when he said that the United States should welcome and assimilate migrant children apprehended at the border fleeing violence in Central American countries."

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Officials signaled strongly Friday that Obama's move would shield from deportation large numbers of immigrants living in the country illegally, as advocacy groups have demanded.

Roughly 5 million of the estimated 11 million people who entered the country without legal authorization or overstayed their visas could be protected under a leading option the White House is considering, according to officials who discussed the proposals on condition of anonymity.

White House pursuing plan to expand immigrant rights Even as President Obama grapples with the crisis of immigrant children arriving at the Southwest border, White House officials are laying the groundwork for a large-scale expansion of immigrant rights that would come by executive action within weeks.

A total of 30,340 children have been released to sponsors — primarily parents and other relatives — from the start of the year through July 7, according to the Office of Refugee Resettlement

Sponsors must be vetted by social workers, including a criminal-background check, and must also promise to make sure that the child appears for required immigration court appearances.

Most Migrant Children Released Into Care of Relatives So far this year, about 30,000 children who crossed illegally have been taken in by parents and other relatives in state with large Central American communities.