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Thanks for the link.

That's a really interesting act and I can definitely see it being useful.

The only concern I really have about it is regarding the two years of college. Would the conditional residency qualify them for federal financial aid? If not, I don't see how they could afford to put in two years at even a community college, let alone a university (and most CCs don't do bachelor's degrees).

i think it does because i think you can get financial aid if you have legal permanent residency. i think yuriy got it for college and he is only a resident alien, not a full citizen. however, that was also quite a bit of time ago and immigration stuff has had at least one full overhaul since then. there is also stuff with scholarships, i know some of the non-status immigrant youth who are pushing for this act are up for some money awarded for merit, and i think (dont quote me on this, it was over a year ago i read the article about it) they can't get it because they are state schools, so it's technically state money? also, yuriy's residency wasn't a normal process immigration granting, they came in as refugees which i believe is a kind of conditional as well. immigration law is such a pain in the ass to wade thru and understand tho. even after "simplifying the process" aka making it cost thousands.

yeah, you can qualify for federal fa if you're a legal citizen *or* resident. so I guess this will provide those people with temporary legal resident status so they can receive aid and go to school.

that would be awesome.
i just have a feeling it will never happen.

we can dream girl. like dreamin about repealing DADT

I love the Dream Act!!

this is also beneficial for all the international adoptees who keep getting deported because no one ever bothered to make sure they were legal citizens.

Edited at 2010-12-02 05:07 am (UTC)

though people should really stop stealing babies. BUT THAT IS A DIFFERENT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

unlikely, but it'd be nice