Year: 2021

By IndyKids Staff The Dreamers’ future is once again under threat this month after Andrew Hanen, a Texas federal judge, ruled  the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unconstitutional. DACA, an initiative created in 2012 by then-President Obama, protects undocumented immigrants who come to the United States as children from deportation. This ruling will …

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By IndyKids Staff Having already scorched over 350,000 acres⁠—an area larger than Los Angeles⁠—the Oregon wildfire has now become the largest burning in the United States this year. Named after the nearby Bootleg Spring, the fire began on July 6 and has now forced over 2,000 people from their homes. The Bootleg Fire is just …

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By Esteban Guerra, age 9 I was born on May 26, 1951, in Los Angeles, California.  I graduated from Stanford University in California, with a degree in physics.  In 1978, I was one of six women to work for NASA. In 1983, I became the first American woman to fly in space. As the flight …

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