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HOT OFF THE PRESS! Our Undergraduate & Graduate Scholarship Lists

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Our latest Scholarship & Fellowship List is out! Click here for the newest version.

Scholarships are essential for many undocumented students to pay for higher education, especially students who do not qualify for in-state tuition and state-based financial aid. Undocumented students pursuing higher education need to know that scholarships are available to them—regardless of their immigration status.…

Asylum Update

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Categories: General Announcements, Immigration Law

November 20, 2018

On November 19, Judge Jon S. Tigar of the United States District Court in San Francisco issued a nationwide temporary restraining order that blocks the government from carrying out Trump’s presidential order banning those crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without papers from seeking asylum unless they wait at ports of entry.…

Dreams Don’t Have a Due Date

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Lorenza is a single mom who believes no dream is too big to accomplish. Like many migrants arriving today, Lorenza came to the United States escaping violence and in search for a better life. After 11 years of working twelve-hour shifts, she was finally able to go back to school.…

Gratitude Brings out the Fullness of Life

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This year, we asked Immigrants Rising family members to share what they’re grateful for this year. Click on each person’s image to read their message.

We give thanks for the enormous contributions of immigrants.

“Little is more extraordinary than the decision to immigrate,” wrote John F.…

Undocumented on Campus: California Funders Come Together for Immigrant Students

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The California Campus Catalyst Fund is addressing a unique need that has gone otherwise unnoticed in the recent debates about immigration. The fund recently committed to supporting 32 campuses all across the state of California starting this fall, with money for resource centers, legal services, mental health services, and other types of support for undocumented students.…

“WAKING DREAM” Premieres on 11/13

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Join Immigrants Rising, the San Francisco Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA), the Dreamer Fund, and iNation Media to celebrate the launch of WAKING DREAM, a six-episode web series that follows the journey of six undocumented youths as they sit in limbo between deportation and a roadmap to citizenship.…

October 2018 Newsletter

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Undocumented Student Week of Action

This month we joined the Undocumented Student Week of Action to provide support and resources to undocumented community college students throughout California. You can still access the webinars we hosted on the Undocumented Student Week of Action webpage. …


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Bob Haas

Donor/Supporter

"It’s inspiring to hear the stories of how undocumented young people have persevered in the face of hardship."

Immigrants Rising