Dreaming the Dream: Supporting DREAM Act students in the college process

Dr. Tom Nerini, Latonya Blakely, & Sara Miller

Overview

• History• DREAM Act• Deferred Action Policy• Resources for college • Resources to paying college

History

• School desegregation– Romo v. Laird (1925)– Mendez v. Westminster (1946)– Brown v Board of Education (1954)

• Plyler v Doe (1982)• DREAM Act• AZ Proposition 300• Deferred Action Policy

DREAM Act

• Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors• 2001

– Arrived in US before age 16.– Lived in US for at least five consecutive years since arrival.– If male, have registered with the Selective Service.– Be between the ages of 12 and 35 at time of enactment.– Graduated from a US high school, obtained a GED, or been

admitted to an institution of higher education.– Be of good moral character.

Proposition 300

• 2006 voter referendum• DREAM Act students are: – Ineligible to participate in adult education classes.– Ineligible for instate tuition based on IIRIRA Act

1996 – Ineligible for waivers, grants or any state funded

financial aid.

Differed Action Policy

• What is it?• What is it NOT?• What does it do?• Who qualifies?

What is it?

• Certain young people can apply for deferred action

• They may be eligible for a work permit good for 2 years.

What is NOT?

• It is NOT change in the law • It is NOT and executive order• Does NOT qualify students for Federal Aid• Does NOT qualify students for instate tuition

but it may allow them to work

Guidelines• Less than 31 years old as of June 15, 2012;• Came to the United States before reaching your 16th birthday;• Have continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007;• Were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012, and at

the time of making your request ;• Entered without inspection before June 15, 2012, or your lawful

immigration status expired as of June 15, 2012;• Are currently in school, have graduated from HS or earned GED or

are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States; and

• Have not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety.

Evidence needed

• Proof of age• Proof of entry date• Proof of 5 years continuous presence in the US• Proof of presence in US on June 15, 2012• Proof of education or military status• Proof of clean criminal record

Can DREAM Act students go to college?

•YES!

Will it be easy?

•NO!

College options

• Getting in• University • Community College• Online or distant education classes• Tribal Colleges– http://www.aihec.org/about/index.cfm

• ABC – A better chance– http://www.abetterchance.org/

States with instate tuition

• California• New York• New Mexico• Nebraska• Utah• Kansas• Texas• Illinois• Washington• Oklahoma

Financial Aid

• FAFSA– Child of undocumented parents?

• CSS Profile• WUE – Western Undergraduate Exchange

Scholarship Information

• Fellowship connection– http://www.nd.edu/~fellows/NonUSCitOpps.html

• E4FC – Educators for Fair Consideration– http://www.e4fc.org/resources/scholarshiplists.ht

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General Information

• Educators for Fair Consideration– http://www.e4fc.org/

• National Association for College Admission Counseling – http://www.nacacnet.org/research/KnowledgeCe

nter/Documents/UndocStudentGuide.pdf

Deferred Action Information

• Department of Homeland Security – http://www.ice.gov/about/offices/enforcement-re

moval-operations/publicadvocate/deferred-action-process.htm

• National Immigration Law Center– http://www.nilc.org/FAQdeferredactionyouth.html

• Educators For Fair Consideration– http://www.e4fc.org/

Resources

• College Board Resources – http://

professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/financial-aid/undocumented-students

– http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/Repository-Resources-Undocumented-Students_2012.pdf

Make your own Resource Guide

• Top 10 ways to support undocumented students http://www.e4fc.org/images/E4FC_EducatorTop10.pdf

• Repository of resources for undocumented students. http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/Repository-Resources-Undocumented-Students_2012.pdf

• How to support college bound undocumented students: parents http://www.e4fc.org/resources/parentguides.html

• How to support College bound Undocumented students: Counselors. http://www.e4fc.org/resources/educatorguides.html

• Scholarships that don’t require SSN http://www.e4fc.org/images/E4FC_EducatorTop10.pdf

Make your own resource guide con’t

• MALDEF Scholarship Guide– http://

www.maldef.org/assets/pdf/MALDEF_Scholarship_Resource_Guide.pdf

• College Guide for Undocumented students– http://sp.eths.k12.il.us/ccc/Public%20Docs/College%2

0Advising%20Guide%20for%20Undocumented%20Students%20(IACAC).pdf

• The College Guide for• Advising Undocumented Students– http://www.collegeforward.org/~

PDFs/Guide_for_Advising_Undocumented_Students-Oct2011.pdf

Making your own Resource guide con’t

• NCLR Keeping the dream alive– http://www.e4fc.org/images/Achieving_the_Drea

m_10_09.pdf• A consolidated listing of resources for

undocumented students– http://www.google.com/search?q=college+advisin

g+guide+for+undocumented+students&hl=en&safe=active&noj=1&prmd=imvns&ei=ixssUKO7FqfuiQLLlYCABQ&start=10&sa=N&biw=1600&bih=754

Making your own resource guide con’t

• Tribal colleges– http://www.aihec.org/colleges/TCUprofiles.cfm