For Immediate Release: August 6, 2020 Contact: Carli Kientzle at [email protected]   Zuri of University of Houston and “Isabel” of University of North Texas at Dallas are TheDream.US’ “DREAMers of the Week” Washington, DC – TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access and success program for undocumented immigrant youth, is continuing its “DREAMer of the Week”…

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Jeff Bezos is 56 years old, divorced, and has three sons and a daughter. During high school, he worked at McDonald’s as line cook and was the valedictorian of his senior class. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer science. After a few…

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Las nuevas medidas de la administración del presidente Donald Trump de reducir el periodo de protección de la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) afectan no solo a los jóvenes dreamers, sino a aquellos que no alcanzaron a registrarse en el programa. De acuerdo con datos de la organización proinmigrante America’s Voice,…

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It isn’t often that a novelist gets to dispense with $1.7 billion in less than a year. But that’s exactly what happened since MacKenzie Scott—formerly Bezos—began working with a team of nonprofit advisors to give away the majority of her wealth. And with a fortune in Amazon stock estimated at $57 billion earlier this year,…

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For Immediate Release: July 30, 2020 Contact: Carli Kientzle at [email protected]   Javier of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and “Zira” of Christian Brothers University are TheDream.US’ “DREAMers of the Week” Washington, DC – TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access and success program for undocumented immigrant youth, is continuing its “DREAMer of the Week”…

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SEATTLE – MacKenzie Scott sees the $59.3 billion she’s accumulated through her ownership of about 4% of Amazon stock as “the product of a collective effort, and of social structures which present opportunities to some people, and obstacles to countless others.” On Tuesday, a day before her ex-husband, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, was…

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President Trump is trying limit the DACA program once again, in what is the latest milestone for “Dreamers” in their fight for protection against deportation. The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will not allow eligible immigrants to apply for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals if they are applying for the first time. And…

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Every company wants employees who arrive brimming over with motivation—who want to do a great job and to succeed and in time advance. I now know thousands of such young people. And to add to their value, if you give them a chance and treat them well, they’ll be among the most loyal people you…

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MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos, announced Tuesday that she has given away nearly $1.7 billion since last fall to 116 nonprofits, mostly to organizations devoted to equity that are led by women, minorities, and LGBTQ people. Scott signed the Giving Pledge last year; her ex-husband has not. Scott is the richest woman in America,…

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MacKenzie Scott sees the $59.3 billion she’s accumulated through her ownership of about 4% of Amazon stock as “the product of a collective effort, and of social structures which present opportunities to some people, and obstacles to countless others.” On Tuesday, a day before her ex-husband, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, was scheduled to testify…

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