Undocumented students such as Ju often had to fight instead of study in school due to their lack of rights. One such student in California was Gladys Castro, a high school student accepted in U.C Berkeley. However, she is in a similar situation: she cannot apply for government loans and must spend her days protesting and speaking at rallys.[4]
“Instead of studying, she sharpened her focus on advocating for the federal Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, also known as the Dream Act, a bill working its way through Congress that by some estimates would help roughly 65,000 illegal immigrants each year who graduate from high school and meet other requirements.”[4] Read More
“Hundreds of undocumented students are risking deportation by committing civil disobedience for the immigration reform bill known as the Dream Act. One California protester demonstrated Tuesday outside the office of Democratic Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.”[5]
This is specifically how Californian college students protested to have the U.S Senate Majority Leader schedule a vote on the Dream Act. “That measure would grant legal residency to undocumented students who graduate from high school.”[5]
These students are taking the risk despite knowing they could very well be deported.[5] Read More
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Jorge Herrera, 18, center, of Carson, Calif., rallies with students and Dream Act supporters in Los Angeles, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond) (ap/TT ASSOCIATED PRESS)