Foundation News

The Foundation will hold its fifth annual National Leadership Awards dinner at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on June 3. The event will be held in association with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Foundation will honor its 2008 National Leadership Awardees as well as its 2008 American Dream Fellows

The Foundation’s American Dream compilation DVD containing all 9 films and accompanying educational materials in the series was distributed to over 36,000 teachers and students in classrooms across the country in the February 2008 editions of Scholastic’s Upfront®, ScholasticAction®, and Choices® magazines.  Press release.

Our latest update on the status of foreign scientists and engineers in the United States is now available. 1/2008

You may view the Foundation’s newest American Dream Experience DVD, "The Mexican Immigration Experience."

We invite you to download the Summer 2007 American Dream newsletter, which details the Foundation's successful National Leadership Awards dinner at the National Press Club on June 5 as well as our numerous other key activities.

The 2007-2008 American Dream Fellowship application is now available.

The Merage Foundation for the American Dream has published a new Occasional Paper: “Becoming U.S. Stakeholders:  Legalization and Integration Among Mexican Immigrants And Their Descendants” - Learn more >>

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The Merage Foundation for the American Dream is dedicated to promoting expanded opportunities for immigrants to the United States. It inspires young immigrants to achieve their American Dream. It helps promising immigrant students become leaders in their communities and in the nation. It encourages Americans to recognize and celebrate immigrants’ contributions to the United States. It fosters nonpartisan discussion of key immigration issues facing the United States.

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