Walter Lara: The DREAM Act Stopping Deportation One Case at a Time.

Here is another story of a DREAM Act "Poster Child," a stellar student on the brink of deportation. Reminds us of the many students with deportation cases here in Los Angeles.

full story NY Times.

Deportation Delayed for ‘Dream Act’ Campaign Focus

By JULIA PRESTON

Published: July 2, 2009

Immigration authorities have postponed for one year the deportation of Walter Lara, an immigrant from Argentina who said he had come to the United States illegally with his parents when he was 3, officials said. Mr. Lara, an honors graduate of high school and community college in Miami, was the focus of a campaign by supporters of proposed legislation known as the Dream Act, which would grant legal status to young illegal immigrants who have lived for years in the United States. Lawmakers including Senator Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, wrote a letter on his behalf. Mr. Lara was scheduled to be deported on July 6.