Undocumented immigrants and higher education : sí se puede! / Alejandra Rincón.

Author
Rincón, Alejandra [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2008.
Description
xiv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    Series
    • New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) [More in this series]
    • The new Americans : recent immigration and American society
    Summary note
    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 aliens and illegals; devoid of all rights simply because they are working and living in a country other than the one in which they were born. From publisher description.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-268) and index.
    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 : βsí se puede!
    ISBN
    • 1593322925 ((alk. paper))
    • 9781593322922 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2008015987
    OCLC
    213306875
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