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California Students Seek Aid Despite Deportation Risks
- High school seniors in California are applying for federal aid despite fears of deportation risks for their immigrant families, with a 35% increase in Free Applications for Federal Student Aid from mixed-status families compared to last year, according to the California Student Aid Commission.
- Alondra, a graduate, expressed stress over her family's legal status, highlighting family concerns about the application process.
- Shelveen Ratnam, a spokesperson for the California Student Aid Commission, noted that federal student aid accessibility has improved for mixed-status families amid increased immigration enforcement concerns.
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California high school students seek aid despite the risk of deportation for a parent
Twelve percent of American children, or about nine million people, are citizens with at least one noncitizen parent, according to KFF, a nonprofit health policy research, polling and news organization.
California students seek financial aid despite parents' immigration status
The number of high school senior applicants from mixed-status families has not decreased as much as some thought it would. This content California students with immigrant parents seek financial aid despite deportation risks appeared first on inewsource.
Yosi's first day of school in the United States was like every American movie he'd ever seen: Yellow school buses lined up in front of the building. The hallways were packed with students. And the school had a huge gymnasium, just like he'd seen on the screen. It was a far cry from his village in Mexico, where the school had only three classrooms, a library, a lab, and a computer lab. He had arrived in Minneapolis just two months earlier, reunit…
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California students with immigrant parents seek financial aid despite deportation risks
In summary Despite fears the federal government will use personal information from financial aid applications to identify immigrant parents who lack legal status, the number of high school senior applicants from mixed-status families has not decreased as much as some thought it would, according to the California Student Aid Commission. While witnessing a rise in deportations across the country, college-bound high school seniors with immigrant pa…
Students with immigrant parents seek financial aid despite risks
While witnessing a rise in deportations across the country, college-bound high school seniors with immigrant parents in California had to decide this spring whether to submit a federal financial aid application. Their fear: The federal government will use sensitive personal…
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