Easier Access to Higher Education for Dreamer Students
This act aims to ease access to higher education for students known as "Dreamers." It prohibits discrimination based on immigration status in the admissions process and mandates that they be treated as state residents for tuition purposes if they meet other residency criteria. Additionally, these students can apply for federal financial aid for their studies.
Key points
Colleges receiving federal funds cannot deny admission or discriminate against Dreamer students based on their immigration status.
Dreamer students who meet state residency requirements will pay the same tuition rates as other state residents.
Information regarding Dreamer students' immigration status is protected; its disclosure or use for deportation purposes is prohibited and punishable.
Dreamer students gain the right to apply for federal financial aid for their studies, such as scholarships or loans.
The act repeals previous provisions that prohibited states from offering lower tuition rates to individuals without legal immigration status unless the same rates were available to all U.S. citizens.
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