Dayton Heredia UWRT 1102-40 Essay Rough Draft 19 Apr. 2016 Essay $00 [With the tise of immigration and higher education being talked about in both the Republican and Democratic partieS//From Bernie Sanders’ free education for everyone to Ted Cruz's providing opportunities for the American Citizens by not discriminating on race when ‘~*-S 0? post-secondary education comes into effect Hispanics overall acceptance rate, growing ata ™ Lysine steady rate, is projected higher than those of Americans inthe United States due to multiple "0°". reasons. These reasons being: better opportunities, more likely to receive financial aidan“. pe\'st os overall likeliness to sueceed due to family surroundings or higher motivation. Immigrants or foreign born people that come to America for a higher education are completing baccalaureate (pnas (ep programs at the same rate as an average U.S. Citizen, but are significantly falling behind when it comes to master’s programs. This is simply because they are running out of national financial aid due to the twelve semester maximum of granted aid to the people. With this maximum threshold per person immigrants are more likely to use this all just obtaining a bachelor degree because of obvious reasons. These Hispanics have come to America more than likely with no documentation so they are going to school while working multiple jobs to try and support their families. yee 5 Focusing on a state that provides more opportunities in the post-secondary education field specifically is Kansas. Kansas is known to provide more opportunities for those that are foreign bom or those who have no documentation based off of Substitute House Bill No. 2145. This bill ‘was put into effect after case Day v. Sebelius in which Bill No. 2145 was used to declare that those of illegal immigrants (aliens) are provided the opportunity to higher education at the price of in-state tuition under three main criteria: attended and accredited high school for three years, has graduated or received an equivalent graduation certificate, and lastly an affidavit declaring that they are going to file or apply for legalize immigration status at the earliest point available (HR 2145) . With the American people needing to know where they stand with opportunities for higher education it is well respected that I state that this bill may be in violation of the'Supreme Gourt case of Plyler V. Doe which declared that the free education to illegal alien children violates the Equal Protection Clause. Understanding that this Bill No. 2145 is also in affect in the state of Texas under a different statute which states the same three criteria. Alongside Bill No. 2145, Plyler V. Doe, Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and Toll V. Moreno it is clearly classified that our government system is willing to provide opportunities for aliens more than its own people. With that being stated it is time to acknowledge that aliens and foreign born people residing in the United States are more likely to succeed because of one simple thing. The chance for a better chance at aneducation in the United States over the American people. Concluding that these aliens of no documentation are not going back to their countries with their degrees to build life and ‘opportunities for their own people, but rather take the jobs originally provided for the American people. Statistically allowing illegal undocumented people to pay in-state tuition during this economical time is a huge negative factor for the economy at this time: Allowing such is taking away from the American people as well as legal immigrants residing in the United States.In— today’s-society’jtis difficult to say that these undocumented students donot provide a positive impact in our country,