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The DREAM Act: Helping College-Age Children of Immigrant Families
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Nov 27, 2007
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The DREAM Act is bipartisan national legislation that addresses the challenges facing young people who grew up in the United States and have graduated from our high schools, but whose educational future is circumscribed by current immigration laws.
Many immigrant youths derive their immigration status solely from their parents, and if their parents are undocumented or in immigration limbo, mose have no mechanism to obtain legal residency even if they have lived most of their lives here. In many states, this prevents this students access to in-state tuition or federally awarded monies in support of their higher education. The DREAM Act would provide such a mechanism for those who are able to meet certain conditions.
In Washington State, undocumented high school graduates may attend state colleges and universities while paying in-state tuition. However, the ability to effectively utilize the financial aid system to pay for college has emerged as one of the many obstacles facing this vulnerable population.
As part of a collaborative project with Appleseed Centers in Chicago and Nebraska, Washington Appleseed Senior Fellow Barbara Schaad-Lamphere is conducting research to identify and describe the experience in Washington State where in-state tuition is being made available to some undocumented immigrant youth and to help identify opportunities for addressing continued challenges.
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