2008
08/21/08
The Lawyer's Guild with Jim Lafferty
KPFK Underground Undergrads and the CA Dream Act was featured on
The Lawyers Guild with Jim Lafferty radio show. Listen to the Podcast: Here
08/10/08
Underground Undergrads interviewed by the popular Filipino show Kababayan LA. Check it out below!
All four segments can be viewed at:
http://www.la18.tv/Video.aspx?vid=72060de7-b00c-44fb-a53a-8b1164597c9c
7/25/08 Advocating for an Identity: Undocumented API students speak out, seek pathway to citizenship. By Todd Kushigemachi, Special to the Pacific Citizen
Published July 25, 2008 Stephanie, 22, has had to take several quarters off of school to earn money for her education at UCLA. She has been a housekeeper, transcribed for writers and even made cardboard boxes.
"Some people pray to God. I pray to Congress," she said
04/06/2008
En Californie, le combat des étudiants sans papiers | France 24
Mardi 06 mai 2008
Par Gallagher Fenwick / FRANCE 24 http://www.france24.com/fr/20080506-reportage-californie-universite-sans-papiers-aide&navi=REPORTAGES
Source: www.france24.com
Les 4 000 étudiants sans papiers des universités publiques californiennes n'ont droit à aucune bourse. L'adoption d'une loi pourrait enfin leur permettre de bénéficier d'une aide financière. (Reportage : G.
2007
04/07/07
JUST
ONE THING MISSING [This American Life - April 7, 2007]
http://www.douglasmcgray.com/justonething.mp3
I created a radio follow up to The
Invisibles, a story of undocumented immigrant kids who
grew up in the United States, graduated from state universities,
and now, can't work. Hear the story of a UCLA chemistry major
who fears she'll always be a fast food waitress. Option-click
(Mac) or Right-click (PC) here to download as an MP3. Or listen to a streaming version here.
2006
Undergrounds Undergrads: The Invisibles
The students in UCLA’s undocumented immigrant club struggle
for an education others take for granted, getting by without
financial aid, traditional IDs, even a place to live. They’re
smart and determined. But do they have a future here?
by Douglas McGray
Articles on DREAM Act Students 2008
Stopping deportation, one valedictorian at a time?
Here's a small something for the other crowd. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill to stop the deportation of 17-year-old Arthur Mkoyan, a high school valedictorian set to go to UC Davis unless he gets shipped to Armenia. He hasn't seen his native country since he was a toddler (and his parents have been seeking asylum since about that timehttp://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2008/06/stopping-deport.html
Illegal immigrants' children are the lost generation of an underground economy: Brought here illegally by parents, they grow up in American neighborhoods, attend American schools and make American friends. As they approach adulthood, most find that.. Hiya’ culture bars undocumented students from coming out
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July 30, 2007
By JAMES PAYAWAL SASPA
BALITA NEWS
------------------------------------------------------------------ EDITORIALS2008Undocumented have much to offer society
By Kent Wong Kent Wong teaches labor studies and Asian American studies at UCLA. He coedited a new student publication titled "Underground Undergrads: UCLA Undocumented Immigrant Students Speak Out."
Article Last Updated: 06/08/2008 09:50:24 PM PDT
http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_95249142007EDITORIAL: College degrees for immigrants benefit the state.(Editorial)
Source:San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Publication Date: 13-AUG-07 Aug. 13--Without increasing the student aid budget, California could help undocumented high school graduates pursue a college education.
The "California Dream Act," SB 160 by Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, would extend eligibility for Cal Grants and community college fee waivers to undocumented students who've attended a state high school for three years; these students already qualify for in-state tuition but not for state or federal aid.
This is a good investment for the state. Brought across the border illegally...Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, Calif.
Aid for All Studnets
Credit: ROBERT J. BIRGENEAU is the chancellor of UC Berkeley
Date:Jul 7, 2007It's a terrible waste of young talent -- talent that this country desperately needs. Each year across the nation, 50,000 to 65,000 undocumented students graduate from high school after having spent at least five years in this country. Because California is home to an estimated 40% of the nation's undocumented students, that means 20,000 or so are in this state.Statistics on how many go on to the state's public colleges and universities are more difficult to come by. Applications don't require proof of citizenship if a student graduated from a California high school. At UC Berkeley, we may have dozens of such students, but we hear about their struggles only anecdotally or when they apply for financial aid, only to learn that they do not qualify.To address the plight of undocumented students, Congress must ensure that the well-conceived and broadly supported federal DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act goes forward. The act, which provides access to financial aid and a thoughtfully mapped-out path to citizenship for qualified students, became entangled in the latest failed immigration bill. It is time to pass the act on its own merits.Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.
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