For many undocumented immigrant students, college has been out of reach.
A bill introduced by a bipartisan group of legislators this spring could dramatically improve undocumented students' access to higher education. Known in the Senate as the DREAM Act (for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors), the bill would allow most students who came to the United States as children to stay in the country legally on a temporary basis upon graduation from high school. Though these students would not qualify for Pell grants under the DREAM Act, they would be eligible for work-study and student loans. If they studied at least two years toward a bachelor's degree, graduated from a two-year college, or served at least two years in the military, they would become eligible for permanent resident status.
