Had Great Respect for one another. Our wives are both lawyers. We started to get together and enjoy evenings together over dinner and the more we spend with one another the more we realize we should Work Together on something. In this case came along i call that david and i thought it was important to represent to the American People that was not a conservative or a liberal issue. It was an American Issue and if two lawyers who are wellknown on opposite sides of the political spectrum could come together people could see it as an American Issue, not a gay or heterosexual or conservative or liberal issue but an issue about American Values and american rights and freedom. And we tried to convey that point of view. Host this book is written by two lawyers. In layman understand that . Guest well we hope. We thought it was exceedingly important to express the case that we took from the very beginning all the way to the Supreme Court in terms that lawyers would learn a lesson but also as peo
Work and stability. Among the students who reported stopping their studies temporarily and 73. 9 indicated Financial Difficulties the primary course for stopping now of college. 72 72 of those who were working reported complications from having to juggle long hours at work difficult and stable commutes and their study him and often felt left out to life in their own experiences. I study also found that more than three quarters of the students reported significant word about their own detention and deportation. More than 55 indicated that they personally i know someone who has been deported, including a parent in 5 7 of the cases or a sibling and 3. 2 of the cases. One of the most alarming things in the study given to the subject, the combination of Financial Hardship and fear of deportation created a perfect, perfect psychosocial storm of stress and anxiety. Undocumented Women College students reported the rates that triple the norm of the general population. 37 versus 9 . That is abou
So undocumented students are put in a situation where they have to seek out information about tuition, policies and access to aid and whether or not the information is accurate. So it is not a static this information is not static. It is always evolving and changing. In addition to confusion ambiguity and a lack of information about tuition policy, theres also issues with access to aid. So we found that this is actually more of a challenge for students at twoyear institutions. They are more likely to have to pay out of pocket. However, it is important to know that undocumented students attending twoyear and fouryear institutions are not getting access to loans. So i want to talk a little bit about implications and i am looking forward to the discussion during the panel. We think that theres opportunities to explore further how we can push the limits of what daca can do, specifically in Higher Education. For example, Government Agencies should evaluate how daca is relevant to programs t
[applause] felicia thank you so much. It is finally warm and sunny. I appreciate you all being here. I think i am so excited to hear about the conversation. I was just talking to marcelo about some of the research theyve been doing at ucla. I see other people here, roberto, whos done some research on dhaka students their outcomes barriers for , those who havent accessed the daca program to come forward, so i know you all will have a really wonderful discussion. Im here to talk about what the administration is up to and, you know, hopefully we can all Work Together to continue to help individuals get that access to temporary relief and work authorization. So for those of you who dont know what daca is, its the deferred action for childhood arrivals process program. It was implemented in it was announced in june of 2012 and then implemented in august of 2012. We had 60 days to work with dhs to get the program up online so that young people who know this country, know this is their only c
We had a vote several months ago on putting minimal things about gun control in, and it got voted against it. We had congressmen that had 85 of their district that were for this. And you sound like youre hopeful that we can do something about this . [laughter] i mean, i just dont see that this could happen. How do we do this . How can you be hopeful . Okay, you discouraged me, i quit. [laughter] i guess its part of, you know, you gotta have hope, you gotta keep trying. Things take time, and, you know, ive been discouraged certainly, when i heard the news about newtown, i was just so depressed partly because it shouldnt have had to have happened. Again, you cant stop all evil, maybe something bad still would have happened, but it shouldnt have had to be this bad of a situation. And its just youve got to keep pushing. I believe that right does triumph, that people do come to their senses, that you can make a difference, and if i didnt believe that, im not sure i could get up in the morni