According to the Immigration Policy center, "Each year, approximately 65,000 undocumented students graduate from high school, many at the top of their classes, but cannot go to college, join the military, work, or otherwise pursue their dreams. They belong to the 1.5 generation—any (first generation) immigrants brought to the United States at a young age who were largely raised in this country and therefore share much in common with second-generation Americans. These students are culturally American, growing up here and often having little attachment to their country of birth. They tend to be bicultural and fluent in English. Many don’t even know that they are undocumented immigrants until they apply for a driver’s license or college, and then learn they lack Social Security numbers and other necessary legal documents".
Brown said the law allows students with high grades who are on a path to citizenship to apply and receive the state aid.
About 2,500 students are projected to receive grants totaling $14.5 million, according to the California Department of Finance. That averages is about to $5,800 per student.
Currently, illegal immigrant students in California must pay resident tuition rates if they graduated from a state high school and are actively seeking to legalize their immigration status, officials said.
The other half of the California Dream Act was signed into law by Brown in July and allows undocumented immigrant students to receive privately funded scholarships administered at public universities and community colleges.
Will American be okay with supporting and providing financial aid to immigrants? Do they deserve an opportunity in the land of the free?
To be continued...
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