Education
I think that a major problem with
education amongst Latino students is the fact that there aren’t as many
opportunities for undocumented students. While I do understand that there are
newly founded programs designed to help undocumented students get an education,
but I feel that those programs have taken too long. Not many universities work
with students who don’t have a visa. According to the “Choosing
Hispanic-Serving Institutions” students typically choose colleges that are
closer to home so they can commute from home. I feel that a reason students
choose colleges that way could be because they’re undocumented and can’t afford
to live on campus. Being undocumented could also be a reason that students
choose to go to a community college over a four-year university.
There should be more universities
offering help to those undocumented students but are in good academic standing.
Regardless of the citizenship of the student should be able to get the same opportunities
as students born in the US. I don’t think its fair that undocumented students
aren’t given as many privileges, they could not choose where they were born
therefore they should not be penalized for it. The Dream Act is a very new and wonderful thing that has been recently offered to undocumented students. While this is an amazing move in the right direction I feel that this could've been done a lot sooner to help this generation make the change. I'm excited to see what other opportunities undocumented students will be offered in the future.
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