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Five Things We Know About DACA on its First Anniversary

The Brookings Institute released a report today looking at the last year of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a band aid approach to addressing immigration reform for the estimated 1.6 million undocumented immigrant youth living in the U.S.

Von Diaz Aug 14, 2013 12:45PM EDT

Missouri Wants to Make Public Schools Check Immigration Statuses

Missouri could be the next battleground in a nationwide fight over tougher immigration laws.

Jorge Rivas Jan 13, 2012 2:59PM EST

Fear and Learning in Alabama: Undocumented Students Flee

Alabama public schools are seeing a sharp drop in Latino student attendance after a federal judge approved a provision in HB 56 that requires school to check birth certificates.

Jorge Rivas Oct 3, 2011 2:00PM EDT

Foreign Students on U.S. Summer Visas Tricked to Work at Hershey's Factory

They came for a cultural exchange, and got night shifts instead.

Jorge Rivas Aug 19, 2011 12:16PM EDT

Cali's High Court Stands Up for Undocumented College Students

Rejects effort to block them from in-state tuition rates.

Julianne Hing Nov 16, 2010 10:51AM EST

San Diego Cops Rail Against Student Raid Pamphlets

Police say the cartoons make them look bad, while students fight deportations.

Seth Freed Wessler Sep 28, 2010 2:45PM EDT

Georgia Considers Ban on Undocumented College Students

Critics complain that unauthorized students hog resources. Even if they’re less than two-tenths of a percentage of the population.

Seth Freed Wessler Sep 28, 2010 10:46AM EDT

Steam Builds for Youth Immigration Bill, But Votes Not Yet Certain

Congressional Hispanic Caucus signs on to Reid’s plan to move the bill in the next week.

Julianne Hing Sep 15, 2010 4:42PM EDT

New York Tells Schools to Stop Harassing Immigrant Students

Group says that at least 20 percent of the New York school districts were demanding children’s immigration papers before they could enroll.

Julianne Hing Sep 1, 2010 12:23PM EDT