The issue of legalizing the undocumented children of those immigrants may be another matter. Obama has gone on record as a strong supporter of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, a plan that would legalize undocumented children who want to attend college or join the armed forces. Legal status would allow them to qualify for federal aid and more affordable in-state tuition in places, like Arizona, that have outlawed in-state tuition for students who cannot prove their legal status.
“We know of students in high school who were going to go to the University of Arizona or coming to us at Pima Community College who simply cannot because they can’t afford the out-of-state tuition,” says Dr. Roy Flores, chancellor of Pima Community College.
“Unless they’re going to wholesale round up these children and dump them on the other side of the border,” Flores adds, “then make an effort to educate them.
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