[Educationforall] very important info for ab 540 students.

Wed Apr 21 22:37:06 UTC 2010

Kurt A. Wellman EFA

http://www.educationforallcoalition.com/

http://www.meetup.com/San-Diegans-Fighting-For-Educational-Justice/

http://www.witches.meetup.com/1369/

"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in periods of moral crisis maintain their neutrality" Dante

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Subject: FYI - Fw: Announcing "Project Revoloution- Educate- Occupy-Protest", Tuesday, May 4, 2010 11:30 AM!
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AB 540 – Access to College for ALL!http://maldef.org/education/public_policy/ab540/
AB 
540 allows qualified undocumented students to be exempt from paying 
significantly higher out-of-state tuition at public colleges and 
universities in California. By making college
 more affordable, AB 540 has had a significant impact on the lives 
of many undocumented students who have dreams of attending college.

Students are eligible for the AB 540 exemption if they meet ALL of 
the following
 requirements:

Attend a California high school for 3 or more years;Graduate from a California high school or receive the equivalent, 
such as a GED;Submit an affidavit (a written promise) to the California public 
college or university where they are attending or plan to attend. In 
this statement students declare that they meet all AB 540 requirements 
and if they are undocumented, that they have filed an application to 
adjust their immigration status or will do so as soon as they are 
eligible to do so. A
 sample affidavit can be found here.

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 68130-68134

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&group=68001-69000&file=68130-68134

68130.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(4) In the case of a person without lawful immigration status, the
filing of an affidavit with the institution of higher education
stating that the student has filed an application to legalize his or
her immigration status, or will file an application as soon as he
 or
she is eligible to do so.

Born in the US or to US citizen abroad, Apply for a U.S. Passport:
                                 First 
Time Adult Applicant (Age 16 and Older)
                                    http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.htmlMinor
 Applicant (Under Age 16)
                                    http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/minors/minors_834.html

Nonimmigrant Services
http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/About%20Us/Electronic%20Reading%20Room/Customer%20Service%20Reference%20Guide/Nonimmigrant_Services.pdf

General Nonimmigrant Information –
Information about the various nonimmigrant categories

Pg 22
OVERVIEW
Immigrants are people coming to live in the U.S.; nonimmigrants are admitted for a specific temporary period of time. There are clear conditions on their stay.

There are a large variety of nonimmigrant categories, each exists for a specific purpose and has specific terms and conditions.
Frequently Asked
 Questions
How can I get information about eligibility and the terms and conditions of a specific nonimmigrant category?􀂃
How can I research various nonimmigrant categories to find something I might qualify for, or something that would let me bring a worker to 􀂃 the U.S. temporarily?

pg 32
OVERVIEW
Academic Students
The F nonimmigrant category allows qualifying academic students to study in the U.S. in approved academic institutions. To obtain student status, a person must show that he or she –
􀂃 has been accepted by an approved academic school in the U.S,
􀂃 has the financial resources to complete the planned course of study without working in the
 U.S., and
􀂃 plans to return abroad when he or she completes the program.
Husbands, wives and unmarried children under 21 of F nonimmigrant students can be granted F2 dependent status to accompany the student.

The green card process can be complicated and basically they would have to return to their county of orgin and apply for a visa which would lead to a green card; or, directly apply for a green card, then once they have a green card apply for school.

AND FYI in the mean time:
MALDEF:
 General Scholarshipshttp://maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/general/
The association will 
pledge to support AB 540 students by providing financial 
support in the form of a scholarship of $1000 so long as this disparity ...
www.maldef.org › Leadership
 › Scholarships
 -

This is a systemic Federal problem:
ICE Neglects Interests of  Citizen Childrenhttp://maldef.org/truthinimmigration/ice_neglects_interests_of_citizen_children03302009/

On Monday, March 23, 2009, The Urban Institute hosted an enlightening
panel titled “In Whose Best Interests? U.S. Immigration Enforcement and
Citizen Children,” discussing the long ignored vital issue of U.S. born
children and the neglect in the nation's immigration enforcement
policy.

"There are approximately 3.1 million citizen children of undocumented 
parents living in the United States," according to James Kremer a 
partner in the Minneapolis office of Dorsey and Whitney LLP  and 
coauthor of “Serving
 a Lifeline: The Neglect of Citizen Children in America’s Immigration 
Enforcement Policy."
http://www.dorsey.com/probono_severing_lifeline/

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