Monthly Archives: August 2011

White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Take Action to Ease Deportation Policies

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Mike Baker

On August 18, 2011, the White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced steps that the Administration is taking to focus its efforts on removing criminal and other “high-risk” individuals and not “low-priority cases,” such as … Continue reading →

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Illinois Governor signed into law the Illinois DREAM Act

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Mike Baker

On August 1, 2011, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law S.B. 2185, the Illinois DREAM Act, which among other things adds new 110 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 947/67 to create a privately funded scholarship program for high-school graduates from … Continue reading →

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