White House rejects request for executive order to halt deportation of students.  A group of undocumented youth have met twice with senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett to ask for an executive order to stop the deportation of students who were brought to the U.S. as young children.  One of the youth at the meeting said that he is 22 and has been in the U.S. since he was 2 years old, and that this is the only home he knows.  Without reform, there is no way for him to make his immigration status legal.

Clinton tells reporters in Latin America she hopes for immigration reform this year.  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a trip to Latin America this week and heard the outrage from officials and residents about the new Arizona law.  She told reporters that Obama is still working with Congress to push comprehensive immigration reform this year.  She reinforced the need for the U.S. to deal with the reality of millions of immigrants contributing positively to our country.

“Anchor babies” law brings heightened fervor to immigration debate.  A new proposal in the Arizona legislature calls for the denial of “birthright citizenship” to children of undocumented persons born in the U.S.  The proposal denies these children the constitutional right to citizenship under the 14^th amendment.  The 14^th amendment explicitly grants all individuals born in the U.S. the legal right to citizenship.   

Harvard student faces possible deportation and pushes for DREAM Act.  Eric Balderas, a Harvard sophomore, was picked up earlier this month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  Balderas was his high school valedictorian and is on a full scholarship to Harvard.  His case prompted Harvard President and the Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications to speak out in favor of the DREAM Act that would allow students like Balderas a path to citizenship.