What undocumented students should know about going to college.

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What undocumented students should know about
going to college.

• Tom Nerini
• Oliver Anderson
• Western Washington University

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History

• 1954 - Brown v Board of Education
• 1925 - Romo v Laird
• 1946 - Mendez v Westminster School

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Education for undocumented students

• 1982 -Plyler v Doe
• These students can neither affect their parents
  conduct nor their own undocumented status.
  Public education has a pivotal role in sustaining
  our political and cultural heritage Supreme
  Court
• 1986 - Leticia A. v UC Regents CSU Board of
  Trustees
• 1991 - Bradford v UC Regents
• 1996 - IIRIRA -Illegal Immigration Reform
  Immigrant Responsibility Act

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IIRIRA - Section 505

• 1996 - IIRIRA Section 505
• (a) IN GENERAL.Notwithstanding any other
  provision of law, an alien who is not lawfully
  present in the United States shall not be
  eligible on the basis of residence within a State
  (or a political subdivision) for any
  postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen
  or national of the United States is eligible for
  such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration,
  and scope) without regard to whether the citizen
  or national is such a resident (IIRIRA, 505,
  1996).

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Instate Tuition

• 2001 Texas HB 1403 California AB 540
• 2003 Washington HB 1079
• Others
• Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York,
  Oklahoma, Utah

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HB 1079

• What does it do?
• Instate tuition
• What does it NOT do?
• Change immigration status
• Provide Federal FA
• Provide State Need Grants

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Issues concerns

• Getting in to college
• Paying for college
• Once youre in college
• ICE

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Getting into college

• Attend Washington high school 3 years
• Graduate from a Washington HS
• Sign an affidavit
• Get good grades
• Take SAT/ACT
• Apply for admission

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Cost of college

• Tuition Fees
• Books
• Room - board (food)
• Misc
• 15,000 - 17,000 per year
• Total 60,000 - 68,000
• 350 per credit

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Paying for college

• AP classes
• Running start classes
• Community college
• Private/community scholarships
• Institutional scholarships
• FAFSA

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Scholarships

• Scholarship Search Engines
• These sites have in-depth scholarship searches as
  well as a variety of general scholarship
  information.
• Sallie Maehttp//scholarships.salliemae.com
• BrokeScholarhttp//scholarships.brokescholar.com
• CollegeScholarshipshttp//collegescholarships.com
  
• FastAidhttp//www.fastaid.com/
• Fund Finder http//www.collegeboard.com/
• Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guidehttp//fp2.adh
  ost.com/collegeplan/scholarship/
• Princeton Reviewhttp//www.princetonreview.com/

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Scholarships Cont

• Scholarships.com http//www.scholarships.com/inde
  x.html
• The Scholarship Pagehttp//www.scholarship-page.c
  om FASTWEB http//www.fastweb.com/
• Scholarship Resource Network Expresshttp//www.sr
  nexpress.com GoCollege http//www.gocollege.com
  Mach 25http//www.collegenet.com/mach25
• Super College http//www.supercollege.com

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Once youre in college

• Find someone you can trust who understands your
  situation
• Think about your major
• Maximize opportunities
• Focus!!!

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ICE

• What to do?
• Have someone contact your key person
• Incomplete/withdraw from classes