By: Daniela A. When we speak about the immigrant youth movement, sometimes we forget an important and fundamental component that has aided to its existence and success: our parents. In my case, I want to give a special shout-out to my dad. During these last five years, I’ve been working at the New York State …
Can you believe that on June 15th 2013 it will officially be a year since President Barack Obama and the Secretary of Homeland Security announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals? Yup, it’s already a year since he stood in that garden and announced that some undocumented youth will be able to obtain working papers and …
The New York State Youth Leadership Council has pushed for the New York Dream Act since the failure of the federal Dream Act in 2010. Every year that the New York Dream Act doesn’t pass, undocumented youth continue to graduate without access to financial aid. We cannot continue to wait anymore. Undocumented youth in New …
