Students Win Grant To Assist Undocumented Peers

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Miami Students Win Grant To Assist Undocumented Peers Aylwing Olivas, a 21-year old student at Miami Dade College's InterAmerican campus in Miami, noticed that undocumented immigrant high schoolers were dropping out at staggering rates. So between biology classes and his duties as college student body president, Olivas organized a group of friends. After deciding that social media would be the best way to reach undocumented high school students, Olivas' group developed an online campaign to help Miami-Dade teenagers learn about their options for higher education and develop a plan. But, until this week, the group lacked one thing -- money. Sex Trafficking Ring From Mexico To New York Discovered 18 LGBT Latino Activists Breaking Barriers TV Star Writes To 7 Year-Old Self, Regrets 'Mountain Of Mistakes' BLOG POSTS Charles Garcia: Marco Rubio's Deeds And Words Don't Match The hypocrisy of Rubio's recent moves paints a vivid picture of the unbridled ambition of an individual who plays on the politics of resentment and fear at the expense of children. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski: Time to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and Support Equal Pay for Equal Work American women are mad as hell, and we're not going to take it anymore. It's time to close the loopholes, level the playing field and end the outrageous cost of being a woman. It's time to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and once and for all have equal pay for equal work. Antonio Lucio: On Changing Direction: What FW De Klerk Taught Me About Leadership Leaders know how to read the winds of change and know when to change course. Importantly, leaders know failure when they see it and acknowledge that "failure cannot be improved". Rep. Luis Gutierrez: New York Times: "There Is One Important Thing Mr. Obama Could Do Right Now..." As Chief Executive, President Obama has extraordinary leeway under our current immigration laws to prevent the deportation of certain immigrants if it is not in our national interest to deport them. Paul Kawata: 25 Years Fighting HIV/AIDS in Minority Communities June marks an important milestone in the development of a minority-driven response to the AIDS epidemic, especially its toll on communities of color.

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