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Posts tagged "George Cardenas"

Fighting for the DREAM Act, Senate vote expected Tuesday

Dream Act rally at federal plaza in Chicago. Francisco Rojas is ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for the United States. But he can’t enlist in the military because he is undocumented. The 20-year-old student came to the United States from Mexico when he was just 8 years old and he could seek legal status... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 21, 2010 at 12:37 am
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Sen. Durbin, former Gov. Edgar support immigration reform

Big names in Illinois politics are speaking out in favor of immigration reform Dick Durbin This Saturday Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin led a rally outside Teamster City in Chicago. He also wrote an op-ed  in the Chicago Tribune Friday supporting the DREAM Act, which would offer legalization to undocumented youth brought here by their parents... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
April 10, 2010 at 1:44 pm
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Chicago City Council passes resolution in favor of immigrants

The Chicago City Council passed a resolution Wednesday in support of the DREAM Act and against the planned deportation of a local college student Rigo Padilla, who I’ve written blog posts about before. The vote was 49 to 1 with only Ald. James Balcer voting against it. Now this is largely a symbolic measure as... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
November 18, 2009 at 4:05 pm
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