...educational opportunities, but most of them overstayed, and their visas get expired, so they became “undocumented immigrants.” Being an undocumented affects them financially especially in higher education. For them to pursue a college education they have to deal with a lot of problems related to how to pay their college tuition. Undocumented immigrants should be able to receive financial aid, even though some people do not support them. There are many reasons why undocumented immigrants should be given financial aid. For example, the rate of undocumented immigrants that want to pursue higher education is higher than the national rate, but the economic opportunities for them to go to college are...
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...Chicano 10B 22 August 2014 The Struggles of Undocumented Students What is the dream of an Undocumented Student? The dream of an undocumented student is to pursue the American Dream of becoming someone professional and having the opportunity to help their family back in their country. What are the reasons that the government does not want undocumented students to continue pursuing an education after they graduate from High School? The government does not focus on what undocumented students dream of becoming in the future. What they do focus on are the jobs they are taking from our country. Undocumented students are being denied the privilege of attending college because they are unaware of their rights to attend college. Every year, there are many undocumented students from different countries migrating to the United States. They migrate from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala in search for a better life. However, once they arrive to the United States they are faced with many obstacles that they did not know existed. Many undocumented students graduate from high schools, but only a few get the opportunity to pursue the American Dream because they do not have the right documentations. I believe the government should give undocumented student a visa in order for them to pursue their dreams. Chicanos and Latinos students are being affected by this situation because most of them end up going back to their countries. Other students end up working in low wage jobs for example, in...
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...receiving an education in California to try to balance a job while paying for school tuition and dealing with everything else that comes along in life. There are many students in California who struggle with continuing to further their education especially after high school. The California Dream Act is a set of laws initially proposed in 2006 that gives students with a good standing educational background a chance to apply for full financial assistance to both public and private California colleges and Universities. The acronym DREAM stands for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors and in the most basic sense, it sets out to help students who lack proper visas or immigration documentation and gives them an opportunity for an easier path towards attaining a higher education. Given an opportunity through the California DREAM Act, young undocumented immigrants are able to receive similar financial assistance to those who are documented student citizens. With the cost of attendance rising, it is difficult to go through college with out financial help. The DREAM Act does not only provide financial assistance, but it also paves a better and brighter path to become a documented citizen. If a youth was brought to California under the age of 16 and they attend college or join the military they are able to gain legal documentation. As of October 2011, when this act was passed, it served as a symbol of hope for many children who were previously limited to a college education simply...
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...everyone an opportunity. An opportunity to enroll in a school, an opportunity to gain an education and an opportunity to major in a field that will help that individual succeed in life. Education is the key to life in becoming successful and doing something positive in life .This is why no person should be limited to enrolling in U.S Colleges. Illegal immigrants should be allowed to enroll in U.S colleges with out there being allegations and limitations made against them .In the United States, There isn't any law that stops illegal immigrants from starting and continuing an College education .Also, When illegal immigrants come to the U.S ,They help and contribute to the society by majoring in job fields that are falling short on qualified people .Everyone has a dream they deserved to be able to chase, Some People may refute and go against Illegal immigrants entrance in U.S college. That would only be because they don't understand these immigrants determination and hunger .This is why Illegal immigrants should be able to enroll in U.S Colleges. Illegal immigrants have the same amount of rights as U.S citizens do to enroll and attend college. There is no blockade or anything in their way that is prohibiting them to do so .Text 2 “Undocumented Immigrants deserve equal access to education” States "An estimated 96,000 young undocumented immigrants in 2010 held an associate's degree or higher, According to a report from the Migration Policy Institute .Furthermore, According to the...
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...guaranteed human rights and I wondered the affects of Dream Act in this country. Dream Act is a contraction of Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, provides to certain illegal students can be qualified for normal U.S citizen(Wikipedia, 2012,1 paragraph). The Dream Act had been big issue in U.S and I will focus on why the Dream Act would be good effect on U.S supported by 2 parts; economy and human resources. The Dream Act suggests to a variety of human rights issues, including the right to be free from discrimination. Even if Dream Act passed, it would just be another step in a long process. The Dream act is still much to be resolved but The Dream Act will brings the American dream for thousands of young people each year. United States can improve if they offer opportunity to undocumented students. In this writing, reader can learn that several reasons for Dream Act will good impact on United States. First of all, the Dream Act has economy benefits to United States. Under the Dream Act, it would give chance to illegal students to get better jobs. It means U.S government takes tax from them. According to UCLA North American Integration and Development Center that the total outcome of Dream Act profit from the working lives will be between $1.4 trillion and $3.6 trillion. In report from Arizona State University in 2008, that students who graduate university earns much more than who have only a high-school diploma, it approximately $750,000(Dennis Hoffman, 2008. p...
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...Fighting for Education Many people outside of the United States believe in the American Dream; having a better living than the one they have in their country. However, those who migrate to the United States illegally know the risk that they are taking, and consequences they might face. Crossing the border means death starvation, and at the same time hope. They leave their children behind while they find a job in the United States to be able to bring their children once they have sufficient money to do so. When these children reunite with their families more problems build up. Not only children but all non citizens of the United States do not have any protected rights. As a consequence, the children’s self-esteem drops, and they might develop identity problems, and/or learning disabilities with time. Each day, they hide and avoid authorities in order to not get deported back to their country. Having no rights means they have no protection, equality or justice and their dream is crushed. But in the end children are hurt the most. As a result of migrating at such early ages, they tend to adapt to the American life and wish for greater education. They seek to have a good career to then be able to provide for their families. Immigrants do have the right to receive a higher education but, at an incredible costly price. However, most of them choose not to continue their education because of lack of financial opportunities and at times fears. The number of immigrants in the United...
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...In the following sections I will provide an overview of the existing literature which provides evidence that undocumented students are enrolling in college, however, a lack of financial aid support appears to be counterproductive to these effects. I will provide an overview of the literature through a CRT lens. Specifically, I will dwell into an analysis of the literature through my life history experience, voice, and perspective as an undocumented student (Salazar and Bagley, 2010). I will conclude with some final thoughts concerning the educational future of undocumented students. In-state tuition policies increase the likelihood of college enrollment Findings from a recent study based on two nationally representative data sources, the...
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...domestic. The center uses the tools of social science research to improve understanding of the diverse Hispanic experience in the United States and to chronicle the Latino growing impact on the country. The latest figures compiled by the Pew Hispanic Center indicate that there are more than 11 million undocumented immigrants, a number that includes more than one million children under the age of 18. Overall, the undocumented represent approximately 4% of the nation's population, 5% of its labor force, and 28% of its foreign-born population (Suro, 2005). However, these statistics could be challenged simply based on Scheuren’s (2004) account that bias could be an issue as the “findings are extrapolated from a sample of the Mexican population”. A stratified sample from varies regions of Hispanics would likely have yielded different results. Survey results tend to be mixed depending on if one is native born or migrant. Congress attempts to pass immigration reform laws in order to control or at least temper the illegal migrations. Research is gathered and used in order to make informed decisions that will be mutually beneficial for both migrants and the U.S. economy in terms of education, jobs, and otherwise. Many Latinos from Mexico, Central America, and South America have made the decision to immigrate to the United States in recent years—whether legally or illegally. Latin American immigration is a political, economic, and social issue that has captured the attention of news media...
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...Undocumented Immigrants There are many reasons as to why undocumented immigrants migrate to the United States. To begin with, many people migrate to United States to have a better life. For example, people migrate to the United States to get a better job that has a better pay to live a better life. Another reason why they might immigrate to the United States would also be to get a better education and to have more opportunities in life like future children of the undocumented immigrants born in the United States automatically become American citizens which opens up a door to citizenship for their undocumented parents. Undocumented immigrants should be given the opportunity to be american citizens o they can have a better life, receive...
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...An ongoing debate and current issue today is immigration. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM Act) was proposed back in 2001 but failed to pass the house of senate. If the bill were to pass it would have provide legal residency to thousands of undocumented students who aspire to attend college. Supporters of the bill argue that if the bill were to pass it would not only benefit undocumented students, but it would have benefit the economy, promote cultural assimilation, and introduce a new group of people to obtain higher education. Senators Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, and Richard Urbin, Democrat from Illinois, first introduced the Dream Act in the congress in 2001. The purpose was to give undocumented minors an opportunity to attain higher education opportunities and provide a path to receive full and legal citizenship. The requirements listed were entering the country before age 16, being between the age of 12 and 35 at the time the bill was enacted, attend...
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...Supporting the legislation Dream Act can benefit undocumented students in many ways as well improve the economy. Due to the nature of having illegal status these students are unable to continue their education after completing high school thus, increasing the dropout rate before they even graduate high school. The enormous benefits students can prosper from the Dream Act are the affordability to pay for in state tuition, contribute to the economy, decreasing the dropout rate, and securing a bright future. “According to the College Board Trends in College Pricing report,” during the course of the 2012-2013 academic years the average cost for a four year institution rate for in state students would cost half the fraction for out of state tuition which would normally cost 22,203 but varies depending upon school of choice in the same aspect an undocumented student would have to pay more for the same education. Unfortunately, this major difference in affordability can and would ensure students would not attend college because they cannot simply afford it. Legislation would allow students to pay for in state tuition making higher education more accessible and affordable for those whom meet the requirement of the Dream Act. By creating programs that would benefit an undocumented student to stay in school until graduation would reduce the students from dropping out. In most cases when the student’s drops out they look for illegal work and by working illegally there’s no contribution to...
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...United States when they were children from deportation. This policy also allows “Dreamers” to work legally and continue on with their education (Berkeley University of California). DACA was ended in September of this year by President Trump. Ending DACA will have a negative impact on hundreds of thousands of people, about 800,000 to be exact. Dreamers will lose their education and jobs, and the nation’s economy will also be affected. In the first place, DACA provides dreamers with a work permit to have many employment opportunities that were not available for them before. According to Business Insider, ending DACA will cost the jobs of about 700,000 people. These undocumented immigrants will have to work long hours and their wages will be drastically dropped. They will also have to be paid under the table because it is illegal for them to work. Many Americans believe that undocumented...
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...Rob Williams Prof. Williamson Social Movements 17 December 2013 The DREAM Act When considering social movements, we think about a social or political development aimed at advancing a group of people or organization whose significance lies in their uniqueness. This advancement is not a literal, physical progression, but rather a symbolic movement with the intent to foster support and progress past some deeply imbedded issues. Today in the United States, we are at the center of attention for a social movement that is quite literally, a physical movement. Illegal immigration from Mexico and South American countries continues to be one of the most controversial and debated matters of public policy. The United States allows for an annual limit of roughly 675,0001 immigrants to legally enter our borders, which is extremely conservative relative to other countries. This very limited number forces the majority of immigrants from south of the border to either enter completely illegally, or overstay a temporary work visa issued by our government. While dealing with these illegal aliens serves to be a contentious problem by itself, an even more pressing issue rises to the surface when debating the rights of their children. Thomas Humphrey Marshall described the evolution of citizenship from civil, to political, and finally to social. This idea of social citizenship explained the governmental rights that citizens were guaranteed, “to live the life of a civilized being.”2 The two...
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...Law Opinion Jane Doe CJS/220 December 3, 2011 Law Opinion Normal law originated in Britain, and was certain procedures were adopted by the United States. The majority of laws are made by the federal and state legislature. Normal law contains rules and other doctrines of the English royal. For more than a four hundred year period, from the eighth to the eleventh centuries, the social system believed that when settling differences there was an increasing of feudalism. Since the United States of America was a new nation and had a government which many felt wasn't as nice as it could be. They were gathering information to create a different way of running the nation. There was a conference, called the Constitutional Convention, in which historical figures, such as Ben Franklin, George Washington, and James Madison attended. The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was for the state representatives to come together to decide the structure of the government. After the final compromises were made and clauses were polished, they voted. (Mount, 2011) The Constitution was finalized in 1787. The Constitution establishes three major divisions of federal government. These are known as the legislative, executive, and judiciary. Each branch has its own part in how laws are created and used. Creating new laws is difficult and the legislatures sometimes have a problem defining them. Sometimes new laws come about because of a recent issue, in which there was no law about it before...
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...believer that education should be available to anyone who wants to continue their education after High School. But there is one issue that I do have a problem with and that is the state of California offering Financial Aid to “Illegal” undocumented students who have come into the country to better themselves. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think that they should be banned from doing so; I just think there needs to be a line that has to be drawn. During this article I am going to write I will point out some of the drawbacks I see from the “California Dream Act” the way it has affected my family directly and how it has prevented them from continuing their education and get to where they want to be in life. I believe every one is entitled to their opinions on anything that is brought up regardless of what the topic is. Financial Aid for Undocumented Students The “California Dream Act” states “An undocumented high-school graduate or GED recipient would be eligible to adjust to conditional lawful permanent resident (LPR) status if they have been physically present in the United States for at least five years and were younger than 16 when they first entered the country. (Immigration Policy Center, Para 6, 2010) I am all for today’s youth receiving an education and moving forward with their lives, but I have a problem when them receiving their education and continuing their lives gets in the way of my family or even American born young men and women furthering their education. As...
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