SIM Blog

Immigration Reform Headed to Senate Floor! 

Great news: The Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to send the Immigration Reform Bill to the Senate floor. This is the first of many steps towards this bill becoming law, and rightfully a reason to celebrate! Thanks to the work of years this is finally becoming a reality. For the past two weeks, SIM leaders have joined many others from throughout the country in DC to push Senators to support our demands. So what’s next for us?

Now the bill is up for an even tougher fight in the Senate floor. Expect politicians in both parties to try and change the bill, and probably for the worse. And we...

Don’t let ICE get away with this! 

Julio Yupa has been in the U.S for five years and has accomplished his American Dream: Owning his own business. He started working with Herbalife, a worldwide nutrition company that allows people to become their own distributors. After graduating from their program and receiving many awards recognizing his merit as a team-player and excellent work, Julio was able to open up his own nutrition center....

Over the next couple of months, Nataly Castaño, SIM’s Lead Organizer, and Conrado Santos, SIM’s Campaign Coordinator, will be transitioning out of their positions as staff members of the Student Immigrant Movement. The last two years have been a rollercoaster of emotions, learnings, struggles and achievements. It is a bittersweet moment for both us to announce our departures. Our time as organizers in SIM has been the most meaningful and fulfilling years in our lives, and that was only so because of the relationships we built with all of you. And yet we know that as...

Student Immigrant Movement is proud to announce the official transition of two staff positions! In the midst of SIM Camp 2013, SIM’s hiring committee was working towards finding a new Lead Coordinator. After a few weeks of reviewing applications, Renata Teodoro, the current Development Director, was hired to step up as Lead Coordinator. Renata has been a long-time leader of SIM and amazing fundraiser/organizer. Her love and experience will hopefully bring SIM into amazing years to come.

As Renata steps into this new position, Katherine Asunción, current Core Coordinator, was hired as the Development Director after...

SIM now accepting applications for Lead Coordinator role!

Hello SIMmers, allies, and supporters!

SIM is now officially beginning the search for a new Lead Coordinator. Check out the description below, and please help spread the word about this exciting opportunity to join the SIM staff team. SIM members, old or new, are strongly encouraged to apply. Deadline for applications is March 22nd, 2013.

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SIM Camp 2013 is coming!

SIM Camp is the Student Immigrant Movement’s biggest training of the year. During SIM Camp we train a new generation of immigrant youth leaders who are interested in taking responsibility for their community and making change. This two-day training will give you the skills and motivation to take your leadership to the next level. 

Last year we had coming out actions, stopped deportations, won...

Celebrating victories, realizing the Dream!

Join the Student Immigrant Movement as we celebrate our 7th year in the struggle. Featuring keynote speaker Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and undocumented American.

Meet our leaders, hear our stories, learn about the work of our past year, and support our efforts to continue leading the way in our State.

This year we’re proud to say the DREAM Movement has claimed the largest change in American immigration policy in 26 years. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will allow eligible undocumented youth to be free from the threat of deportation and to apply for 2-...

WEDNESDAY, 8/15: Thousands of Aspiring Americans Across the U.S. Begin to “Own the Dream”

Begin Applying for Deferred Action & Work Permits in Wake of Historic Decision by DHS

BOSTON, MA  — This Wednesday, August 15th, the Student Immigrant Movement (SIM), in partnership with the United We Dream Network (UWD), Greater Boston Legal Services, and the Massachusetts Communities Action Network, will be hosting a press conference to mark the expected...

New round of community forums!

These Community Forums will cover the majority of known details on Obama’s new Deferred Action policy, including criteria for eligibility, documents needed, and much more. Members of the Student Immigrant Movement will be presenting the information, backed by lawyers who can provide expert answers.

Estss Foros Comunitarios cubriran la mayoria de los detalles conocidos sobre la nueva politica de Accion Diferida de Obama. Incluira los requisitos de elegibilidad, documentos necesarios y mucho mas. Miembros del Movimiento Estudiantil de Inmigrantes presentaran esta informacion con el apoyo de abogados que proveeran respuestas a preguntas.

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Hello everyone!

In light of Obama’s recent announcement of a Deferred Action policy for DREAMers, the Student Immigrant Movement will be hosting a series of Community Forums throughout the state to educate our community members on the policy, the history behind this victory, and what next steps we can take to make sure ALL of our community is being treated with dignity and respect.

We’ll have much more information on the website over the next few days, but meanwhile, here’s the schedule for our Forums:

You can sign up for any of these forums by clicking here: http://bit.ly/...