Undocumented Students and Admissions
Undocumented Students and Admissions
Charlie Carabello Associate Director of Admissions & Enrollment University of Georgia Nathan Fuerst Director of Admissions University of Connecticut
History and Context An Ugly History in the US for Immigration Policy 1975 – Attempt in Texas to restrict access to all education by undocumented students 1975-77 – Several Cases of tuition benefits for Non-US Citizens heard in Mississippi, California and New York 1982 – Plyler v. Doe – Supreme Court ruled in favor of K-12 education for
History and Context 1985 – Leticia “A” case in California – challenged University of California on lack of tuition benefit 1990 – Leticia “A” case overturned for UC system and Community Colleges; Not for CSU system 1994 – CA Proposition 187 – sought to end “Illegal Invasion”
History and Context 1996 – Illegal Immigration Reform & Immigration Reform Act (IIRIRA) ?
Placed a prohibition on states granting unauthorized aliens education benefits (i.e. cost of tuition) based on the state of residence.
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States begin to legislate to either extreme of these provisions.
The State(s) of the Union http://www.numbersusa.com
Georgia What started the creation of such restrictive measures? Audit of all 35 schools in the University System determine less than 500 of 300,000 students are undocumented – nearly all are paying full out of state tuition costs. Spurred on State Legislature to propose several bills to bar admissions
Georgia Board of Regents take pre-emptive measures ?
All applications now outline the legal penalties for “false swearing,” or knowingly providing incorrect information on the forms.
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Applicants must state whether they are seeking in-state tuition.
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USG institutions must verify the lawful presence of any and all admitted applicants.
Georgia A person who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible for enrollment at any University System institution which, for the two most recent academic years, did not admit all academically qualified applicants (except for cases in which applicants were rejected for nonacademic reasons).
Georgia Significant changes to processing and registration of new students for Admissions, Registrar and Financial Aid Registration Flags for ALL students Set list of acceptable documents Check against SAVE Program at university own expense.
Nebraska Two principle pieces of legislation: ?
Tuition Benefits for Undocumented Students
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Restricting of State Benefits Extended to Undocumented Persons
Challenges in Facilitation of Tuition Benefit Extensive Challenges in preventing extension of “State Benefits”
Connecticut Recent Implementation of Tuition Benefit to Undocumented Students ?
Extends beyond Undocumented, to all students graduating from Connecticut Schools
Discussion & Questions
Charlie Carabello Associate Director of Admissions & Enrollment University of Georgia Nathan Fuerst Director of Admissions University of Connecticut
History and Context An Ugly History in the US for Immigration Policy 1975 – Attempt in Texas to restrict access to all education by undocumented students 1975-77 – Several Cases of tuition benefits for Non-US Citizens heard in Mississippi, California and New York 1982 – Plyler v. Doe – Supreme Court ruled in favor of K-12 education for
History and Context 1985 – Leticia “A” case in California – challenged University of California on lack of tuition benefit 1990 – Leticia “A” case overturned for UC system and Community Colleges; Not for CSU system 1994 – CA Proposition 187 – sought to end “Illegal Invasion”
History and Context 1996 – Illegal Immigration Reform & Immigration Reform Act (IIRIRA) ?
Placed a prohibition on states granting unauthorized aliens education benefits (i.e. cost of tuition) based on the state of residence.
?
States begin to legislate to either extreme of these provisions.
The State(s) of the Union http://www.numbersusa.com
Georgia What started the creation of such restrictive measures? Audit of all 35 schools in the University System determine less than 500 of 300,000 students are undocumented – nearly all are paying full out of state tuition costs. Spurred on State Legislature to propose several bills to bar admissions
Georgia Board of Regents take pre-emptive measures ?
All applications now outline the legal penalties for “false swearing,” or knowingly providing incorrect information on the forms.
?
Applicants must state whether they are seeking in-state tuition.
?
USG institutions must verify the lawful presence of any and all admitted applicants.
Georgia A person who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible for enrollment at any University System institution which, for the two most recent academic years, did not admit all academically qualified applicants (except for cases in which applicants were rejected for nonacademic reasons).
Georgia Significant changes to processing and registration of new students for Admissions, Registrar and Financial Aid Registration Flags for ALL students Set list of acceptable documents Check against SAVE Program at university own expense.
Nebraska Two principle pieces of legislation: ?
Tuition Benefits for Undocumented Students
?
Restricting of State Benefits Extended to Undocumented Persons
Challenges in Facilitation of Tuition Benefit Extensive Challenges in preventing extension of “State Benefits”
Connecticut Recent Implementation of Tuition Benefit to Undocumented Students ?
Extends beyond Undocumented, to all students graduating from Connecticut Schools
Discussion & Questions
