President Obama announced on Friday, June 15 that his administration would stop deporting undocumented students in the U.S. who meet certain requirements. As many Hispanic and Latino communities celebrated the news, Whitman’s undocumented student community reflected on what these changes would mean for them.
Many of the eight undocumented immigrant students at Whitman College struggle with tuition, keeping their status secret and the thought of what they'll do after graduating.
If the DREAM Act passes this week in Congress and the Senate, it will change the lives of several Whitman students. Under the DREAM Act, these currently undocumented students would be granted conditional residency, allowing them to live and work legally in this country after graduating from Whitman.
