Aliento Founder and Executive Director, Reyna Montoya, was selected as one of eight New Proximity Entrepreneurs for the 2018-19 New Profit New Proximity Cohort!

President Trump announced that he will sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship for American born individuals whose parents are not citizens.

Can Trump take away their citizenship? Technically yes, but he can’t do it alone and it will be really hard.

On this 3,000 mile plus journey for our migrant family, as well as in this struggle for our LGBTQ family, we honor the right for ALL to be seen as full human beings worthy of love, opportunity, compassion and well being.

Judge Hanen’s decision is a validation of the separation of powers in our country. Judge Hanen considered the enormous damage it would have towards DACA recipients if he ended the program immediately.

Speaker Ryan's Immigration proposal is not a solution for DACA recipients. It's less than an attempt to put a fragile band aid on by President Trump after his administration ended the popular DACA program on September 5th, 2017.

Judge Bates reaffirms that the administration ended the popular DACA program rashly and without reason. Thousands of undocumented youth could in 90 days if DHS doesn’t provide sufficient information for terminating the program.

We are disappointed, heartbroken, and angry at today's’ AZ Supreme Court Decision to deny in-state tuition for DACA recipients. 

After several failures to secure $25 Billion for the border wall, President Trump has followed the footsteps of President Obama and President Bush by sending military troops at the US-Mexico border.

We are so proud of our founder, Reyna Montoya, being named one of "15 latinas que están transformando al mundo" by Univision! Here is a statement from La Jefa herself!

“We want to plan our lives longer than two years, live without the fear of deportation, and continue to contribute to the country we call home.”

Currently there are only four amendments on the table right now. Out of those we want to share our support for Senator Coons and Senator McCain’s proposal; however, we understand that in order for us to have a legislation become law the Senate needs to at least have 60 votes.

We are disappointed by the administration’s immigration principles. These principles are not in good faith, nor they reflect the values of the American public. A Fox News poll states that 83% of American public want a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients.

Today, September 5th, was the last day to turn in a DACA renewal application. on March 6th DACAs begin to expire. We stand with 28,000 in AZ. We stand with 800,000 across the nation. We stand with 11 million. 

We are cautiously optimistic at the new attempt from Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] and Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] introduce the Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers Employment Education and Defending our Nation Act, also known as the SUCCEED Act.

We are disappointed that Democratic leadership has sided with Trump by negotiating with the lives of undocumented youth in exchange for border security. Dreamers/DACA recipients value family above all else. We will never accept a piece of legislation that creates more problems and doesn’t address real immigration solutions.

Today our nation has moved backwards. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has shown that he will not stand in the side of justice. Instead, he will ensure a great injustice will happen to close to one million undocumented youth.

Yesterday approximately at 9:00pm Phoenix PD tear-gassed children, people in wheelchairs, and many peaceful demonstrators without a warning. Today we denounce the actions of Phoenix Police Department headed by Police Chief Jeri Williams.

Today, democratic Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and republican Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced the DREAM Act. On June 30th, ten attorney generals demanded the White House to  terminate the DACA program.

Today, Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will be deciding whether to appeal or not appeal the court’s decision regarding in-state tuition. Aliento leaders, students, educators, and members of the community come together to thank MCCCD for providing in-state tuition for DACA students and to ask them to be courageous again and appeal so many students can achieve their dream of higher education.

The overturn of in-state tuition weighs heavy on me. For two years, I paid for all my college expenditures out of my own pocket. Only once I received a scholarship of one hundred dollars to help me pay for a semester. To me, it was a blessing to have the ability to pay for my own education at PVCC.