Community Event Calendar: March
Graphic by Seamus Geoghegan. March Community Calendar Calendar arranged by Julia Chong. March 4 FAFSA & DREAM Act Workshop Receive assistance
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DREAM Act
Fighting for the Dream
He hiked a barren desert, crawled a mile through sewage, and now has a 3.8 GPA. His name is Raul Barrera, an openly undocumented City College student who still cannot receive financial aid even under the newly passed “Dream Act.” This is his story.
Read MoreDREAM Act comes true for California students; but not for everyone
California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act into law July 25 after it passed both houses of the state legislature, allowing undocumented students to receive funding from private scholarships.
Read MoreUnfair to demonize immigrants
As the 2012 election season begins to roar, battle lines are appearing around one of this nation’s most misleading and entrenched third rails: immigration, and the dangerous rhetoric from the federal to the local level is becoming as frightening as it is sickening.
Read MoreAssembly to decide fate of CA DREAM Act
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s incarceration of City College student Steve Li last fall thrust the crusade of undocumented students into the national spotlight, putting the possible relief offered by a federal DREAM Act into sharp focus.
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