Undocumented students encounter limited Stanford experience
The undocumented experience strays far from conventional life on the Farm in terms of community and access to opportunities.
DREAM Act
Online campaign solicits student support for DREAM Act
“The Dream Is Now” campaign, led by philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs MBA ’91, solicits student pressure on Congress to pass the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.
Rove and Gibbs debate future of politics
The dueling messages of the 2012 presidential election arrived in full force Tuesday afternoon in a packed Memorial Auditorium as Republican strategist Karl Rove and Robert Gibbs, former press secretary for President Obama, debated which party is best prepared to lead the United States through challenges ahead.
Lofgren discusses immigration, DREAM Act
U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren ’70 kicked off “American Dream Week” with a speech Monday evening, calling the current American immigration system “unbelievably unfair” and criticizing both Republican legislators and the Obama administration.
Brown signs second part of DREAM Act
California Governor Jerry Brown signed on Saturday the second half of a bill dubbed the DREAM Act, which will allow illegal immigrant college students to receive state-funded scholarships.
A dream deferred
The U.S. Senate’s blockage of the DREAM Act late last year keeps people like Mendoza in legal limbo
Lofgren dreams of reform for immigrant students in U.S.
U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren ’70 spoke in front of a large crowd in Tresidder yesterday evening. Lofgren discussed her recent efforts to pass the DREAM Act through Congress and the challenges that the bill may face going forward.
Condoleezza Rice said it best: immigration reform is about the “national soul”. Call to help pass the DREAM Act!
As I wrote about in this week’s column, the DREAM Act is being pushed for a vote these few days in Congress. Harry Reid… Continue Reading »