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Proposed University Center Offers Support For Undocumented Students In Iowa


The diversity and inclusion division of Buena Vista University (BVU) in Storm Lake has proposed a new center at the school for students of various immigration statuses. This includes students who are undocumented, have a protected status (such as a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) or who are refugees.

A bipartisan research organization found about 2 percent of all higher-education students in the U.S. do not have documents. About 1 percent are DACA recipients.

Read the full article from Iowa Public Radio here