Undocumented immigrants and higher education : si se puede! / Alejandra Rincon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rincón, Alejandra.

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans : recent immigration and American society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noncitizens--Education (Higher)--United States.

Noncitizens.

Universities and colleges--Residence requirements--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Higher education and state--United States.

Higher education and state.

Tuition--Law and legislation--United States.

Tuition.

Illegal immigration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rincón reviews the struggle by undocumented immigrant students to gain access to college by paying in-state tuition rates. These efforts, which have been successful in ten states, can be characterized as a human and civil rights struggle based on the fundamental premise that no group should be subjected to discrimination. Undocumented students seek equality under the law while affirming their humanity and thus their rights as human beings. Undocumented immigrants seek to overturn government and media images that portray them as illegal; devoid of all rights simply because they are working and living in a country other than the one in which they were born. -- Publisher description.

Contents:

Introduction

Historical and legal context

Broadening educational access in Texas

In-state tuition policies gain momentum

Challenges to in-state tuition policies

Federal initiatives and student advocacy

Conclusion

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-268) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-360-3

OCLC:

496820930