Immigration lawyers are exerting pressure on lawmakers in the country to pass laws that allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition.
A persevering debate was heard, with many advocates getting emotional and choking back tears, as they described why the immigrants should be offered a cheaper resident rate at state educational institutions.
“I think it’s unconscionable that we would prevent these students from bettering themselves, from shaping their futures,” said an advocate.
In 2012 a former governor had signed an executive order in 2012 that allowed undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates as long as they had work permits.
It was argued by many young and undocumented immigrants who had lived in the United States all their lives that they grew up there and should, therefore, be allowed to go in for a decent college education that was affordable. A student stated, “I am not an international student. I’ve been here since I was two and neither should I be treated like one. Do not play politics with my life or their lives.”
At present, in-state tuition or some type of financial aid are offered by 18 states in the country for undocumented students, including: Connecticut, Florida and California.
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For over 150 years the U S Constitution was recognizing children born in the country as citizens, regardless of whether their parents were citizens or not.
But for the first time in the state of Texas, birth certificates were not being issued to those children born of undocumented parents. A civil rights lawsuit was also filed against the Texas Department that alleged discrimination on the basis of immigration.
A lawyer who was representing the women stated that the deluge of refusals for issuance of birth certificates began last year. “I’ve never seen such a large number of women with this problem. In the past someone might be turned away, but it was always resolved. This is something altogether new.”
According to the lawsuit the women who had requested birth certificates for their children in some counties were asked to go back, as they did not have sufficient proof of their identities. State law however allows the use of a foreign identification proof if the mother lacked a driver’s license issued in the state of Texas or even if she is armed with a US passport.
But the local officials told the women that they would no longer accept the photo IDs issued by a foreign country or a foreign passport without a current U S visa.
The Department of Homeland Security officials were commended for releasing hundreds of detained mothers on bond or with electronic monitoring ankle bracelets, and said that it was an important step towards ending the practice of detaining mothers and children.
But critics stated that the administration’s decision to release these people was not enough, the detention centers which were described by them as ‘jail-like’ should be closed permanently, they said. The detention centers have been in the centre of news recently, with many critics stating that the facilities in them were abysmal.
Members of the Congress stated they would not stop pressing the administration until immigration officers stop the detentions entirely.
“We remain strongly convinced that no family – regardless of status – should be housed in jail-like facilities for any length of time,” they said in a joint statement. Hundreds of detained mothers and children have been released by federal officers from the nation’s family detention centers as part of a promise to end long-term detention of migrant families.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say the move is part of the Homeland Security Secretary’s plan to end a controversial long-term detention of migrant mothers and children who have demonstrated they have reason to fear persecution if returned to their home countries.
