In California, students have the same rights to financial assistance for training, regardless of their immigration status. Accordingly, participants Program deferred action for arrivals to America’s children or so-called dreamers can count on scholarships and other benefits for students in the same degree as their peers with U.S. citizenship.
However, after attempts by Donald trump to cancel DACA the position of «dreamers» is very unstable. Despite the fact that the President’s decision to terminate the program temporarily blocked by the court, the question of financing is still not closed.
For this reason, officials from the California Commission on student aid encourage immigrant students to hasten the filing of applications for benefits. They will be accepted until March 1, that is, only a little more than two weeks. In his memo the Agency notes that financial assistance can be provided not only scholarships, but also as a student loans with low interest and other benefits. The right to assistance is not directly dependent on total family income and achievement — each case is considered individually.
According to the Los Angeles Times, as of Monday the desire to help expressed 19 141 students»dreamers» is almost twice less than in the same period last year. All the fault of undefined status DACA and related concerns about deportation.
Recall that a month ago, the applications for renewal of DACA status renewed across the country.
