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

1. Dreaming the Dream: Supporting DREAM Act students in the college process Dr. Tom Nerini, Latonya Blakely, & Sara Miller

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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Differed Action Policy • What is it? • What is it NOT? • What does it do? • Who qualifies?

7. What is it? • Certain young people can apply for deferred action • They may be eligible for a work permit good for 2 years.

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. Can DREAM Act students go to college? • YES!

12. Will it be easy? • NO!

13. 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/

14. States with instate tuition • California • New York • New Mexico • Nebraska • Utah • Kansas • Texas • Illinois • Washington • Oklahoma

15. Financial Aid • FAFSA • Child of undocumented parents? • CSS Profile • WUE – Western Undergraduate Exchange

16. Scholarship Information • Fellowship connection • http://www.nd.edu/~fellows/NonUSCitOpps.html • E4FC – Educators for Fair Consideration • http://www.e4fc.org/resources/scholarshiplists.html

17. General Information • Educators for Fair Consideration • http://www.e4fc.org/ • National Association for College Admission Counseling • http://www.nacacnet.org/research/KnowledgeCenter/Documents/UndocStudentGuide.pdf

18. Deferred Action Information • Department of Homeland Security • http://www.ice.gov/about/offices/enforcement-removal-operations/publicadvocate/deferred-action-process.htm • National Immigration Law Center • http://www.nilc.org/FAQdeferredactionyouth.html • Educators For Fair Consideration • http://www.e4fc.org/

19. Resources • College Board Resources • http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/financial-aid/undocumented-students • http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/Repository-Resources-Undocumented-Students_2012.pdf

20. 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

21. 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%20Advising%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

22. Making your own Resource guide con’t • NCLR Keeping the dream alive • http://www.e4fc.org/images/Achieving_the_Dream_10_09.pdf • A consolidated listing of resources for undocumented students • http://www.google.com/search?q=college+advising+guide+for+undocumented+students&hl=en&safe=active&noj=1&prmd=imvns&ei=ixssUKO7FqfuiQLLlYCABQ&start=10&sa=N&biw=1600&bih=754

23. Making your own resource guide con’t • Tribal colleges • http://www.aihec.org/colleges/TCUprofiles.cfm