[Immigration]
Undocumented Immigrant Students Crushed By Failure Of Immigration Reform Bill
Mayra, a 17-year-old who graduated recently from Downtown College Preparatory with top grades, had hopes on going to a four-year university and becoming a lawyer. There is only one problem, which she can't fix.
She entered the United States illegally at four years of age, when her parents knew that if they stayed in Mexico they could starve. As an undocumented immigrant, she's ineligible for government financial aid.
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Not all immigrants make transition easily, but opportunity still exists
After 14 years, Hajrudin Hodzic has stopped fighting.
The battle started when he came to America, where he compared his life as a busboy with that of his native Bosnia, where he was a reporter.
"Do I belong here or there?" the 53-year-old asked himself after he settled in San Jose with his wife, Margareta, and their two young children.
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Students March, Fast For Changes
A weeklong protest calling attention to the need for comprehensive immigration reform and a legal pathway for undocumented immigrant children to attend colleges ends today on the doorstep of the San Francisco office of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco).
College students from across the state spent the last four days fasting outside legislators' offices in support of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, which would fix immigration laws and increase education opportunities for undocumented immigrants who are students.
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