ISSUES
Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Sharing Higher Education Immigration Recommendations for Budget Reconciliation
Posted: August 26, 2021
Modified: September 09, 2021
ISSUES
Posted: August 26, 2021
Modified: September 09, 2021
The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration writes to urge the Senate to incorporate the following provisions through the FY 2022 budget reconciliation legislation: (a) incorporate a roadmap to citizenship for undocumented students, Dreamers, DACA recipients, and TPS holders; (b) expand Pell Grants and ensure that the expansion also provide eligibility to undocumented students, including DACA recipients; (c) ensure that any provision providing free community college also includes eligibility to undocumented students, including DACA recipients; and (d) include an expansion of dual intent for international students. Enacting these policies will not only provide much needed and well-deserved protection for vulnerable populations, but also promote the United States as the preeminent destination for international students and scholars to study, live, and work.