YES! - A HISTORY
Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES!) began in 2004 as a student club at Horlick High School in Racine, an extension of the Latino American history class that some student leaders were taking.
The group began under the name SUFRIR (Students United for Immigrant Rights) and its members have been in the forefront of ongoing efforts to secure passage of the DREAM Act.
In 2008, 100 youth members led off Voces de la Frontera's May 1st march - the largest in the nation - calling for for immigration reform in the First 100 Days of the new presidency.
The prominence of youth on the march reflected the way that student leaders have been central to all of Voces campaigns.
With the adoption of a new name, Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES!) early in 2010, Voces' youth chapter is pushing forward strongly into the new decade.
Myths & Facts
Myth: Immigrants to Wisconsin do not want to assimilate
Fact: In 2006, 42.6 percent of Wisconsin's foreign born population were naturalized citizens. Many more applicants for citizenship are facing long processing delays.
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NEWSPAPER
- Know Your Rights!:
- Don't Help Immigration Arrest You!
- National Week of Action:
- January 2010
