Dream Act

The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) is a proposed piece of United States federal legislation. It was first proposed in 2001 by Senators Orrin Hatch and Dick Durbin. The DREAM Act would create conditional permanent residency for some undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and who meet certain educational or military service requirements.

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Senate Immigration Proposal Offers Both Exciting Options And More Regulation For Employers

by Doug Hass | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/8/2013

Last month, the so-called “Gang of Eight” Democratic and Republican Senators released their comprehensive immigration reform bill entitled the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of...more

A Really Exciting Time for Immigration

by Cozen O'Connor on 2/7/2013

Friends, This has been an exciting week. Last Tuesday President Obama traveled to Nevada to redouble our Administration’s efforts to work with Congress on commonsense reform to fix our broken immigration system so...more

Workplace Policy Institute: Immigration Reform in 2013 - What U.S. Employers Can Expect

by Scott Decker, Jorge Lopez, Michelle Valerio, Carol Williams | Littler on 2/6/2013

For the past decade, lawmakers have discussed immigration reform, but changes to U.S. immigration laws have been minimal. During the 2012 election campaign President Obama pledged to place immigration reform at the top of his...more

Obama's Second Inaugural Address Provides Insight Into Presidential Agenda Affecting HR

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/24/2013

In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama provided America with some insights into his beliefs and his agenda, which will significantly affect today's workplace. Fittingly scheduled on a day that honored the...more

Post-Election Immigration Reform

by Justin S. Coffey, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/18/2013

President Obama mentioned comprehensive immigration reform as a priority in his acceptance speech. The President has pledged to act quickly on the issue of reform, with the expectation that “…we get [an immigration] bill...more

Legislation of Interest to Higher Education Institutions: Financial Aid | Tuition | Residency

by Arturo E. Ocampo | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 1/8/2013

AB 131 signed into law October 2011, and allows students who meet AB 540 criteria to apply for and receive state-funded financial aid such as institutional grants, community college fee waivers, Cal Grant and Chafee Grant....more

Immigration Legislation in 2013

by Marcy Stras | Cozen O'Connor on 12/13/2012

The recent Presidential election stressed the importance of the minority community, especially the Latino voters, in influencing the outcome of the election. The Latino community comprises approximately 10 percent of the...more

What Could Immigration Reform Look Like? Some Likely Immigration Reform Proposals and The Impact of These Proposals To Employers...

by Scott Legal Services, P.C. on 11/20/2012

Up until recently many thought that Immigration reform was dead, but the 2012 election changed all of this. Now, for the first time in years, both Democratic and Republican legislators are talking about Immigration reform as...more

Dream Act Might Be a Nightmare for Employers

by Polsinelli on 10/1/2012

On August 15, 2012, the Immigration Service began accepting applications for deferred action from certain individuals under 31 years of age who arrived in the United States more than five years ago as children under the age...more

“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” Initiative Effective as of August 15, 2012

by Charles Gillman, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/14/2012

The initiative to defer the deportation of eligible young persons without lawful immigration status was officially implemented on August 15, 2012, when the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting...more

Implementing the President’s DREAM Act-Inspired Executive Order

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/21/2012

Official Application Instructions from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (the “DREAM Act”) was first introduced to Congress in August 2001. The...more

Executive order: Dream Act or nightmare?

by Eli Kantor on 7/11/2012

My article discusses the ramifications of President Obama's recent Executive Order allowing certain undocumented immigrants, who would have qualified for the Dream Act, which Congress has refused to pass for several years, to...more

IT'S NOT EXACTLY DREAM ACT. THE PROVISIONS ARE CORNERSTONE OF WHAT DREAM ACT WAS - DAVID H. NACHMAN, ESQ.

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 7/1/2012

“About a year ago, John Morton, who is in charge of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Division of the Department of Homeland Security, passed through what was called the Prosecutorial Discretion Memorandum. It...more

“Deferred Action” Offers Hope to Young Immigrants

by Ronald Shapiro on 6/22/2012

Pursuant to executive order signed by President Obama, the Department of Homeland Security has announced this week that it will defer any administrative action or deportation proceedings against certain eligible immigrants...more

Not Quite the DREAM Act for Military DREAMers

by Lane Powell PC - Immigration Law on 6/20/2012

On Friday, June 15, 2012, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued a Memorandum stating that DHS would shortly grant a temporary immigration status called “deferred action” to certain young people who were...more

DHS Announces DREAM Act Alternative

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 6/15/2012

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today that certain qualified foreign nationals without immigration status who were brought to the United States as children, and meet other specific...more

DREAM ACT UPDATE: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION & DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCE DEFERRED ACTION FOR CERTAIN UNDOCUMENTED...

by FosterQuan,LLP on 6/15/2012

While Congress has yet to pass the DREAM Act benefiting young, undocumented students and young adults who were brought to the United States at an early age, on Friday, June 15th, the Obama Administration and the U.S....more

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Dream Act

Senate Immigration Proposal Offers Both Exciting Options And More Regulation For Employers

A Really Exciting Time for Immigration

Workplace Policy Institute: Immigration Reform in 2013 - What U.S. Employers Can Expect

Obama's Second Inaugural Address Provides Insight Into Presidential Agenda Affecting HR

Post-Election Immigration Reform

Legislation of Interest to Higher Education Institutions: Financial Aid | Tuition | Residency

Immigration Legislation in 2013

What Could Immigration Reform Look Like? Some Likely Immigration Reform Proposals and The Impact of These Proposals To Employers...

Dream Act Might Be a Nightmare for Employers

“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” Initiative Effective as of August 15, 2012

Implementing the President’s DREAM Act-Inspired Executive Order

Executive order: Dream Act or nightmare?

IT'S NOT EXACTLY DREAM ACT. THE PROVISIONS ARE CORNERSTONE OF WHAT DREAM ACT WAS - DAVID H. NACHMAN, ESQ.

“Deferred Action” Offers Hope to Young Immigrants

Not Quite the DREAM Act for Military DREAMers

DHS Announces DREAM Act Alternative

DREAM ACT UPDATE: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION & DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCE DEFERRED ACTION FOR CERTAIN UNDOCUMENTED...

AMERICAN DREAM ACT

Immigration in 2011- That’s a wrap! Immigration hopes for 2012?

The Illinois DREAM Act

Illinois Legislature Passes Its Own DREAM Act

Lights Out for the DREAM Act in 2010

Requirements for Eligibilty for Legal Status under The DREAM Act 12/08/2010

Summary of The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 Relating to Employers

Economic Opportunities of the DREAM Act

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