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Undocumented College Students and Financial Aid: A Technical Note

Michael A. Olivas-2009-04-14-SSRN Electronic Journal
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In spring 2008, an issue over which I have been toiling away in obscurity for years became a matter of debate for the U.S. presidential candidates. On one side the Democrats were promoting college access for undocumented students; on the other, Republicans were all for locking them out of higher education (except Governor Huckabee, who in what I think was his finest hour said that we should not hold the sins of parents against their children). What was all the hullabaloo about? A number of states and their colleges and universities have been struggling with this issue, and ten states have acted to grant residency tuition to undocumented college residents in their states. There has been litigation in state and federal courts over this issue. Against this backdrop of state activity, the federal stage has also been bustling. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act was introduced in Congress in 2003 but has languished there, as comprehensive immigration reform e

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In spring 2008, an issue over which I have been toiling away in obscurity for years became a matter of debate for the U.S. presidential candidates. On one side the Democrats were promoting college access for undocumented students; on the other, Republicans were all for locking them out of higher education (except Governor Huckabee, who in what I think was his finest hour said that we should not hold the sins of parents against their children). What was all the hullabaloo about? A number of states and their colleges and universities have been struggling with this issue, and ten states have acted to grant residency tuition to undocumented college residents in their states. There has been litigation in state and federal courts over this issue. Against this backdrop of state activity, the federal stage has also been bustling. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act was introduced in Congress in 2003 but has languished there, as comprehensive immigration reform e

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