Washington, D.C. – United We Dream Action endorsed candidates Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Raul Grijalva (AZ-03) all won their primary elections held yesterday and delivered impressive victories. Juanita A. Monsalve, Senior Marketing & Creative Director of United We Dream Action, said: “Voters in Michigan, Washington, and Arizona
Washington, D.C. – Today, United We Dream and United We Dream Action’s boards of directors proudly announce Greisa Martinez Rosas as the organization’s Executive Director, effective immediately. This concludes an inclusive and open leadership transition process announced in January. Originally from Hidalgo, Mexico, Greisa came to the United States with
Washington, D.C. – Today, Trump suggested in a tweet that the November election should be delayed. Cristina Jimenez, Executive Director & Co-Founder of United We Dream Action, said: “Trump does not have the power to delay the election. But we must all take his tweet as a serious threat to
Washington, D.C. – Today, United We Dream Action launched the Here To Stay Squad, a new network of immigrant young people who’ll volunteer to mobilize voters to get Trump and his Republican anti-immigrant enablers out of office this November. Yesterday, Trump announced his latest attack to dismantle DACA, and has
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration announced a new memo attacking the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This announcement comes a month after the Supreme Court delivered Trump a loss, calling his decision to end the program as “arbitrary and capricious.” Cristina Jimenez, Executive Director & Co-Founder
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to ban immigrants from being counted in the 2020 Census by limiting non-Citizens from being included in population numbers for redistricting. This order comes a year after the Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration’s attempts to add
Washington, D.C. – This week, the Unity Task Force of Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders released their recommendations. These recommendations will be used to shape the Biden campaign’s commitments and eventual policy platform of the future administration. Cristina Jiménez, Executive Director & Co-Founder of United We Dream
Washington, D.C. – This week’s primary in New York brought huge wins for anti-establishment candidates, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16). Bowan unseated 31-year incumbent Representative Eliot Engel, while Rep. Ocasio-Cortez beat three Democratic primary challengers. Cristina Jimenez, Executive Director and Co-Founder of United We Dream Action,
Washington, D.C. – The epitome of a sore loser, Trump tweeted this morning that he was preparing to submit “enhanced papers” to end DACA. Cristina Jiménez, Co-founder and Executive Director of United We Dream Action: “Yesterday, immigrant youth and allies won at the Supreme Court. We said it then and
Washington, D.C. – In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program cases, arguing that the Trump administration’s rescission of the program was arbitrary and capricious. The ruling allows DACA to remain in place giving temporary relief to DACA recipients and their families.
