Perchance to dream : a legal and political history of the DREAM act and DACA / Michael A. Olivas ; with a foreword by Bill Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olivas, Michael A., author.

Contributor:

Richardson, Bill, 1947 November 15- writer of foreword.

Series:

Citizenship and Migration in the Americas ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of noncitizens--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Children of noncitizens.

Illegal immigration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2020]

Summary:

""Perchance to DREAM" is a legal and political historical exploration of the DREAM Act and DACA."

Contents:

Appendix 1. State Laws Allowing Undocumented College Students to Establish Residency, 2019

Appendix 2. States Restricting Access to Postsecondary Education for Undocumented/DACA Students through April 2019

Appendix 3. Cases Involving Citizens, Residency, Tuition Benefits/Status, and the DREAM Act & DACA (through April 2019)

Appendix 4. Immigration-Related Issues: New York State Education Department Licenses

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Intro

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

1. College Residency, Race, and Reaction: Before 1996

2. 2001-2010 State DREAM Acts and Litigation

3. The DREAM Act in Congress and Federal Developments

4. The Aftermath of the DREAM Act Defeats, State Developments

5. The DREAM Act and Prosecutorial Discretion: The Birth of DACA

6. Undocumented Lawyers, DACA, and Occupational Licensing

7. The 2016 Election of Donald Trump, the Rescission of DACA, and Its Aftermath

Conclusion: Awakening from the DREAM

Acknowledgments

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4798-6876-0

OCLC:

1155318333