Report: Higher Education and Success for Undocumented Students Start with 9 Key Criteria A higher education is the key to social mobility and economic security in the U.S. However, many undocumented students and graduates face the dual barrier of ineligibility for college supports in addition to lack of employment opportunities due to their undocumented status. […]
“Veronica” State: Arizona TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU DO. “I help coordinate virtual and in-office visits for patients at a medical practice. We work with patients who have COVID-like symptoms but have tested negative to ensure they have a treatment plan in place and can stay out of the hospital due to fear […]
Oscar Hernandez Ortiz State: Arizona TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU DO. “I worked as a fifth-grade teacher through Teach for America and am now a prospective law student. I also serve on the Latinx Advisory Board for the Arizona Department of Education.” TELL US WHY YOUR WORK MATTERS… “In my role as a […]
Vianey de Anda State: Arizona TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU DO. “I have worked with local non-profits to help improve my community since I was 16 and I am now the Civic Engagement Communications Director at Progress Now Arizona.” TELL US WHY YOUR WORK MATTERS… “I’m able to see first-hand how we can […]
The Post-DACA Generation is Here Most of This Year’s 100,000 Undocumented High School Graduates Are Currently Ineligible for the Policy A new report finds that an estimated 100,000 undocumented students will graduate from high school in 2022, with most of them not eligible for DACA. The new FWD.us report, published in May 2022, The Post-DACA […]
Extending Access to In-State Tuition to Dreamers in Arizona: Issue Brief Arizona prohibits Dreamers who grew up and went to school in Arizona from accessing in-state tuition. Currently, both Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and other undocumented students without DACA can access a non-resident tuition rate at 150% the in-state tuition rate if […]
Arizona Resources: Access to In-State Tuition Introduction Arizona prohibits Dreamers who grew up and went to school in Arizona from accessing in-state tuition. Currently, both Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and other undocumented students without DACA can access a non-resident tuition rate at 150% the in-state tuition rate if they have attended high […]
How Many Undocumented Students are in U.S. Colleges and Universities, and Who Are They? The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration partnered with New American Economy to release an updated analysis of how many undocumented students are pursuing higher education in the United States: Undocumented Students in Higher Education: How Many Students are in U.S. Colleges and […]
Transition to U.S. Workforce is a program for highly skilled immigrants and refugees who are able to speak, read and write English at an intermediate level or higher and have either some college or career/professional background from their country of origin. Currently, the program is on an as-needed basis using a workshop model. Workshops focus […]
The Refugee Education Program (REP) is a non-credit program within Pima Community College’s Adult Basic Education for College and Career (ABECC), which provides English Language Training (ELT) to adult students who hold refugee status. REP offers ELT classes at three levels: Adult Emergent Reader, Low Beginning, and High Beginning. The classes are held Monday through […]
