Monday, August 01, 2011

For undocumented immigrants, 1 barrier to college falls

As states change their laws, immigrant kids are going to be able to go to college and become tax paying members of our/their country. - - Donna Poisl

Quinn signs DREAM Act, which sets up fund for private scholarships

By Monique Garcia, Tribune reporter

Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday signed a measure into law creating a privately funded scholarship program for documented and undocumented immigrants, a move supporters hailed as a civil rights victory as other states have recently moved in the other direction on immigration.

The Illinois DREAM Act creates a nine-member commission that will oversee the scholarship fund, which is aimed at removing one of the biggest barriers to higher education for immigrants: cost.
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