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All posts tagged "President Donald Trump"
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayTrump Endangers Immigrant Children, Against Every Child Welfare Principle
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have squarely targeted the most vulnerable: children. Like most people, I was outraged last summer when I...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayTrump’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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2.4KFrom the BureausMarch for Our Lives Is Turning Point for Lifelong Activist, Energized Teen
The soon-to-be marchers, many of them teenagers, stood in the dark, shivering in the bitter cold, bracing against brutal winds howling off...
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6.2KNewsTrump’s Immigration Policy Pushing Children Into Foster Care
The struggle to reunite a Congolese woman swept up in an immigration crackdown with her little girl — and to reunite countless...
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10.9KNewsAfter-school Programs on Trump’s Chopping Block Once Again
In a replay of last year, President Donald Trump proposed scrapping the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative, the federal funding for...
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3.3KDreamersLA 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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4.8KDreamersNorth 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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3.7KDreamersNorth 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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3.0KDreamersOne 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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3.7KDreamersAbout 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...
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2.6KDreamersUnderstanding DACA’s Discontinuation, Its Impact on Adults Who Work With Youth
WASHINGTON — They teach school, provide health care, work construction jobs and use high-tech skills at the world’s most iconic companies. But...
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1.8KNewsThis Youth Worker in DACA Fears for His Future As He Helps Students in Similar Situation
As an undocumented student, David Blancas had to push hard to shape his future. He couldn’t drive without fear of being stopped....
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3.7KFrom the BureausCalifornia Dreamers, Advocacy Groups Working Together in Hopes of Preserving DACA
Imagine working hard to achieve your dream of attending the University of California at Los Angeles, only to find after getting in...
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2.1KGuest Opinion Essay5 Things You Should Know About DACA Youth, the Trump Administration and Congress
A little over a month ago, the Trump administration announced it was rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Since...
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2.7KNewsNearly 5 Million Latino Kids Risk Seeing Parents Deported, Report Says
Nearly 5 million Latino children run the risk of seeing their parents deported, a new study says.
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House Reinstates Some Funds for 21st Century After-school Program
Prospects for fully funding the 21st Century after-school program grew today as the House of Representatives reinstated $100 million for the program...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayAttorney General Sessions Would Return Youth to the Harmful, Ineffective Dark Ages
As I watched Attorney General Jeff Sessions announce the termination of DACA, I was reminded how President Donald...
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1.2KNewsDiffering Bills That Fund After-school Programs Expected to Soon Go to Conference Committee
Supporters of after-school programs are closely following actions in Congress to see whether federal funding will be...
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2.8KNewsYouth Organizations Oppose the Administration Ending DACA
The future of nearly 800,000 young people hangs in the balance as President Donald Trump threatens to rescind the...
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2.4KNewsAfter-school Programs Work to Host, Show Off for Their Elected Officials
Would you invite elected officials to visit your youth program? Would you welcome the prospect or shake in your shoes at the...
