Undocumented Students

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Undocumented students are becoming a growing outrage in the United States. It has been a constant battle amongst the students, the schools, and the Government. According to collegeboard.com, statistics shows that 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools each year (collegeboard.com).After graduating high school they face legal and financial barriers to higher education. This paper will address the importance of this growing outrage and discuss the following that corresponds to it.

• Definition of the term “ Undocumented Students”

• The three main obstacles for higher education (admission, tuition, and financial aid)

• Arizona’s new immigration law

• The D.R.E.A.M act

The term “undocumented students” is given to the children of foreign nationals who entered the United States legally with their families, but remained without an authorization. In some cases they have crossed the border illegally as children with their parents at a very young age, some as young as infants. These children have lived more years in the U.S. than their birth countries, and have attended K-12, and earning high school diplomas.

After graduating high schools most of these students will stumble upon the next phase of their educational plan as they are not able to continue toward higher education. The classic three main obstacles are (admission, tuition, and financial aid). Depending on what state they reside, there are strict laws preventing them from pursuing higher education. For example, in the state of Virginia where upon applying to school, a student must show legal presence (collegeboard.com).

The second obstacle is paying for school since they are not granted residence status. According to UCSC, the cost to attend higher ...

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...em are dropping out of high school to join gangs, or work under the minimum wage. Their dreams and hopes are all evaporated by the constant stress, and worry that they are not able to do anything about their future, even after post graduation. Many of these students who earn degrees in Engineering, and other well profound education are working at low income jobs (Cnn.com). The answer for this outrage is to pass the Dream Act and to make it into a reality.

Works Cited

Advising undocumented students. Retrieved from http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/financial-aid/undocumented-students

Bash, D. (2010, April 23). What does Arizona's immigration law do?. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/23/immigration.faq/index.html

Nick, AP. ( 2009, Dec 10). Advising undocumented students.

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