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Dreams Deferred – Why In-State College Tuition Rates Are Not A Benefit Under The Iirira And How This Interpretation Violates The Spirit Of Plyler, Laura A. Hernandez
Dreams Deferred – Why In-State College Tuition Rates Are Not A Benefit Under The Iirira And How This Interpretation Violates The Spirit Of Plyler, Laura A. Hernandez
Laura A Hernandez
A legal barrier to education. The concept is distinctly un-American. We are well acquainted with the narrative. No matter how humble your childhood circumstances, if you studied hard, dreamed big and worked even harder, access to the United States’ finest universities would be yours. A college degree would provide employment opportunities, the chance to form bonds with scions of the privileged and well connected, and with any luck, a direct entree into that world of financial security.
Because this particular tale of manifest destiny has such a strong hold on the American psyche, it is understandable why the number of …