Resources for Soñadores
Videos in Spanish
Dos senadores presentan nuevo proyecto para dar residencia permanente a los dreamers
Date: 02-11-2023
Duration: 02 mins 47 secs
Los legisladores Dick Durbin, demócrata por Illinois, y Lindsey Graham, republicano por Carolina del Sur, presentaron ante la Cámara Alta un proyecto de ley que busca otorgar residencia permanente, y eventualmente la ciudadanía, a los millones de dreamers en Estados Unidos. Para ser aprobado, el plan requiere 60 votos en el Senado y luego debe ser enviado a la Cámara de Representantes, en donde debe recibir el apoyo mínimo de 218 congresistas.
¿Quiénes son los dreamers o soñadores de EEUU?
Date: 2020
Duration: 02 mins 28 secs
Los más de 700,000 jóvenes amparados bajo el programa se han destacado en diferentes áreas, como artistas, deportistas o políticos, aportando a la economía de Estados Unidos y demostrando que DACA sí funciona.
“Dreamers y familiares cruzan desde México la frontera
Date: 2020
Date: 03-10-2014
Duration: 02 mins 31 secs
Jóvenes que fueron deportados tiene ahora la gran ilusión de volver a su país.
“DACA no es ilegal”: dreamer que presentó el caso del programa ante la Corte Suprema
Date: 2020
Duration: 03 mins 24 secs
Luis Cortés estuvo entre los abogados que defendieron la legalidad del programa en la Corte. Él dijo que es muy difícil determinar si convencieron a todos los jueces.
Videos in English
A Brief But Spectacular take on Dreamers pursuing higher education
Date: May, 2022
Duration: 3 mins 25 secs
PBS News Hour -Karen Vallejos is the executive director of the Dream Project, dedicated to supporting students whose immigration status may pose challenges to their academic aspirations. As a former undocumented student herself, Vallejos saw the barriers in place that prevent immigrant students from realizing their dreams. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on Dreamers pursuing higher education.
¡AMERICANO!
Date: May, 2022
Duration: 3 mins.
This is an off-Broadway musical that tells the true story of Tony Valdovinos, a DREAMer with hopes of joining the Marines, only to discover he was undocumented.
Appreciating “The New Immigrant Experience” by Felipe Salles
Date: April, 2019
Duration: 01 mins 31 secs
The New Immigrant Experience” is a powerful multimedia work composed by Felipe Salles a music faculty member of UMass Amherst and a Guggenheim fellow. The world premiere was held at Old Chapel on April 9, 2019. The piece was performed by the Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble, a New England-based, 18-piece jazz ensemble.
Fierce DACA Opponents Meet DREAMer Family Face to Face – Jimmy Kimmel Live
Date: Jan 31, 2018
Duration: 8 mins 31 secs
Jimmy introduces some Americans who say they do not support DACA to a real family whose future is relying on it.
We Are DREAMers Documentary – Short Version | ILC
Date: Feb 8, 2018
Duration: 29 mins 22 secs
The Rose Theater and Immigrant Legal Center teamed up to create a documentary film and performance piece to tell the stories of local DACA recipients and advocate for a clean “Dream” Act.
Dreamers tell their stories
Date: Oct 25, 2017
Duration: 03 mins 11 secs
As the DACA program faces an uncertain future, students helped by it speak about how DACA has affected their lives
Interesting Info
• Click here for a list of 15 documentaries and films about the experience of undocumented immigrants.
THE HILL 04/27/2023
WHITE HOUSE 04/14/2023
YAHOO FINANCE 04/05/2023
ALDINE Independent School District 03/26/2023
Aldine ISD to Host its Inaugural Soñadores Summit for All High School DREAMERs
(The way a School District supports its DREAMERs students)
REFORM AUSTIN 03/22/2023
DeSantis Wants To Kill Dreamers’ Future, Will Abbott Follow His Footsteps?
(This article has interesting data about education for DREAMers being an investment)
News
TACOMA WEEKLY 01/18/2024
REUTERS 09/13/2023
ROLL CALL 07/12/2023
REKON NEWS 06/22/2023
THE AMERICAN BAZAR 05/18/2023
THE GUARDIAN 04/14/2023
WBAL NWES RADIO 03/08/2023
PRESIDENT’S ALLIANCE 02/10/2023
USA Today 02/01/2023
Opinion
ALL SAINTS CHURCH 05/18/2023
MANTECA/RIPON BULLETIN 04/21/2023
THE ALBION PLEIAD 04/20/2023
THE HILL 04/18/2023
NAPLES DAILY NEWS 04/17/2023
THE HECHINGER REPORT 04/17/2023
SUN SENTINEL 04/12/2023
OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL 04/05/2023
OTHER WORDS 03/16/20233
Student's Illustrations
