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All posts tagged "immigrants"
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923NewsOlder immigrant students say high school admission bettered their lives in U.S.
And others long for what they could have accomplished with a H.S. diploma.
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2.7KNewsHundreds of high schools wrongfully refused entry to older, immigrant student
High school enrollment requirements for these students are arbitrary and unpredictable — with no oversight.
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857GrantsMassachusetts social, economic, racial justice and community development grants
GRANT FOCUS: Social/Economic/Racial Justice, Youth Development, Education, Food Access, LGBTQ | Amount: $1,000 - $20,000 | Deadline: Sept. 2, 2022
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1.0KNewsFamilies separated at border now fear extortion attempts
For the 30-year-old Honduran woman, the worst seemed to be over. She's been reunited with her son who, as a 6-year-old, was...
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2.4KNewsAfter-school Program Teaches Immigrant Children and Parents
Two hours after the school day ended, three parents sat in the nearly empty cafeteria at Norton Park Elementary School in a...
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3.5KOpinionCriminalizing Undocumented Youth in Texas and Beyond Is Causing PTSD
As policymakers in Washington wrangle over walls, many youth in communities on our southern border grapple with fear of exclusion in the...
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2.3KNewsUndocumented Students Facing Barriers to College Get Stuck in Low-wage Jobs, Report Says
When Mamadou Diakite was a sophomore at a small Georgia public college, he lost his scholarship. Officials from the national science organization...
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2.0KNewsScholarships, Financial Aid Available for Undocumented Students in Some States
Can undocumented students go to college? Yes. No federal law prohibits the admission of undocumented students to U.S. colleges. But misinformation is...
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2.2KOpinionJailing Immigrant Families Is Just Incarceration By Another Name
“See, too, that girl of thirteen, weeping, yes! weeping, as she thinks of the mother from whom she has been torn!” —Frederick...
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1.5KOpinionTrump’s Racism Coils Around Black Children, South American Immigrants
The weapon of incarceration that terrorizes black families has been turned against people from South and Central America who are fleeing unspeakable...
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2.7KOpinionWe Need to Help Immigrant Youth, Not Scapegoat Them
“Animals.” “Menace.” “Blood-stained killing fields.” These are all terms President Donald Trump used in a one-week period to describe undocumented immigrants, alleged...
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2.2KVideosHighlights of Immigration Coverage in Southern California
Students at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism have been shooting videos about the undocumented young people...
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2.8KEditorialFlorida Shootings Another Sign We Don’t Value Children Nor Their Lives
Before the slaughter at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, The New York Times produced a powerful graphic showing the...
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3.8KNewsChild Care Gains Funds in Congress Budget Deal; Outlook Good for After-school Programs
Children and youth could see some gains under a bill that passed Congress early this morning, funding the government through March 23....
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4.9KNewsAfter-school, Mentoring Just the Start of How University of Tulsa Works with Nearby Families
The Tulsa Girls’ Math Circle is just one of several University of Tulsa’s community engagement programs that reach out to youth. The...
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3.4KDreamersLA Doctors Promise to Fight for Adequate Health Care for Undocumented Patients
Video: Paula Ilonz LOS ANGELES — The physicians of Los Angeles + USC Medical Center weren’t inside for their normal rounds on...
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5.0KDreamersNorth Carolina Group Keeps Dreamers’ College Goals Alive
Video: Roger Newton SANFORD, North Carolina — As a high school sophomore and DACA recipient, the connections Danny Rodas made through his...
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3.8KDreamersNorth Carolina Dreamers Volunteer, Mentor Young People
Ernesto Cervantes Trejo, 23, teaches Catholic confirmation classes to teens at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Sanford, North Carolina. Video: Roger Newton...
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3.1KDreamersOne Dreamer in New Mexico Is Social Worker By Day, Dance Instructor By Night
Video: Roger Newton SANTA FE, New Mexico — Mauricio Lopez-Marquez hadn’t wanted to be carted from Mexico City to Santa Fe when...
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3.8KDreamersAbout Our DACA Series
Since September 2017, when President Donald Trump started dismantling the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), some 690,000 young adults across...
