Across the country, in churches, schools, immigrant support centers and private homes, backers of immigration reform gathered around telephones as Hispanic U.S. legislators laid out the strategy for pushing a reform of the immigration system in 2010.

The DREAM Act has been reintroduced in the current session of Congress. This is the second article in the series "Immigration Reform: Know the Players."

Viewed through the lens of the immigration issue, the overall results of yesterday’s elections might be called a mixed bag.

Today's elections, many of them in eastern seaboard states, are the first big political test for the Obama administration. The trend to watch: the surprising prominence of immigration politics.

Ruby Takanishi, president and CEO of Foundation for Child Development, recently co-edited a new book titled, "Immigration, Diversity and Education," with Elena L. Grigorenko. She spoke with New America Media Education Editor Carolyn Ji Jong Goossen.

Leticia X, a top student at her high school, wants to go to college. But her undocumented status might end that dream unless the DREAM Act passes, writes NAM contributor Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez.

Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez outlined the basic principles of the comprehensive immigration reform bill he plans to introduce in the House in the months ahead.

Asian undergrads make up 40 percent of all undocumented students. And they are fighting to keep in-state tuition in California.

Immigration should be seen as part of the solution to U.S. economic challenges, rather than the source of its problems, says University of Southern California Prof. Manuel Pastor.

For the first time in the nation’s history, Asian American and Pacific Islander groups came together this week to call for comprehensive immigration reform.

Efforts of Oakland, Calif.-based Safe Passages have led to a 72 percent drop in student suspensions in participating middle schools.

The U.S. Supreme Court in 1977 called the right to raise one’s child a basic civil right, one “far more precious than property rights.” Yet this Father’s Day, many parents who have been deported in the name of homeland security will not be able to see their children.

What was supposed to be a routine trip to work or school turned into deportation for the 21 undocumented Mexican immigrants who were detained during a raid at the Old Town trolley station last week.

The May Day immigrant rights march might have been small in size compared to the one in 2006, but for the first time since these annual marches have been happening, the face of a U.S. president was on signs carried by the marchers, clearly indicating that they believe he can bring about immigration reform.

Defying the orders of Chicago authorities, who asked organizers on April 30 to forego the May 1 marches as a precaution to prevent the transmission of swine flu, some 3,000 people took to the streets today.

President Barack Obama’s plan to push for a debate on immigration reform this year, recently reported in a national newspaper, could be a double-edged sword for those who march on May 1, local activists say.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick discussed bilingual education, driver’s licenses and race relations with ethnic media at the State House.

Families who have had loved ones deported shared their stories with Congressmen Luis Gutierrez and Mike Honda at a church in San Jose, part of national effort to set the stage for immigration reform.