For Immediate Release: July 31, 2019 Press Contact: Michael Earls at [email protected] TheDream.US Releases New Video Featuring DREAMer College Graduates, in Recognition of its Largest Graduating Class of Scholars WASHINGTON – Today, TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access and success program for immigrant youth, released a new video featuring several of their 330-plus Scholars who…
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TheDream.US Releases New Video Featuring DREAMer College Graduates, in Recognition of its Largest Graduating Class of Scholars
July 31, 2019
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Scholar Featured on US News
July 8, 2019
In the article, “Meet America’s Patriots–They volunteer for the military. They create jobs. They help their communities. They are U.S. immigrants, by Susan Milligan, published on July 5, 2019, it read: Cesia Bulnes Cesia Bulnes didn’t have a choice about coming to America. Her parents brought her here when she was 3 years old. Her father’s…
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How DACA/TPS Holders Can Navigate the Hiring Process
June 26, 2019
The following blog post first appeared on the ALPFA Newsletter for students. While finding a good job and meaningful career can be challenging for any young job seeker, misinformation and a lack of awareness can add additional obstacles for hundreds of thousands of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and TPS (Temporary Protected Status) holders.…
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The Potential of the DACA/TPS Workforce for Employers
June 26, 2019
The following blog post first appeared on the ALPFA Newsletter for Professional. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that: “The number of job openings exceeded the number of unemployed Americans by the largest margin on record in April 2019.” While this is good news for job seekers, it makes employers’ job of hiring, expanding, and diversifying…
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Norma Hernandez
June 16, 2019
Country of Origin: Mexico Age of Arrival: 6 years old Hometown: Reidsville, North Carolina Degree: Nursing I came to America, and North Carolina, when I was six with my parents and older sister. When we first enrolled in school, the teacher would simply give me a coloring book when she taught the other students grammar…
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Dixy
June 16, 2019
Country of Origin: Honduras Age of Arrival: 10 years old Hometown: Alexandria, VA Degree: Integrative Studies Major with a Concentration in Liberal Arts for the Teaching Professions I think that a lot of DREAMers have a passion within them to want to help people and to help better the life of others. Maybe it’s…
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Diana Ortega
June 16, 2019
Country of Origin: Mexico Age of Arrival: 2 years old Hometown: Manassas, VA Degree: History Prefers a full alias A lot of high school students in America can share the feelings I remember of uncertainty and anxiety about their future, not knowing whether college was the right decision or how they might pay for an…
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Noadia Saint-Louis
June 16, 2019
Country of Origin: Haiti Age of Arrival: 12 years old Hometown: Naples, FL Degree: Healthcare Administration & minor in public health Dreamers and TPS students, we are more than immigrants, we are the country’s future. Future lawyers, doctors, nurses. We matter, and we work hard to educate ourselves and stay out of trouble. I…
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Mia Almazan
June 16, 2019
Country of Origin: Mexico Age of Arrival: 4 years old Hometown Monte Alto, TX Degree: Business management The U.S. is the only home I’ve ever known. I know where I come from and I am not ashamed. I love my roots, customs, and traditions, but I learned to love this one too. I stood…
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Robert Gomez
June 16, 2019
Country of Origin: Mexico Age of Arrival: 3 or 4 Hometown: Pharr, Texas Degree: Computer Engineering I am a first generation college student and pretty much the first to even finish high school in my whole extended family. My aunts, uncles, grandparents and my parents are undocumented and are hardworking and honest people, but it…