Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
Article Title
Preventing A Permanent Underclass: Why In-State Tuition For DACA Students Just Makes Sense
Keywords
Immigration, DACA, In-State Tuition, Pyler v. Doe, Supreme Court, Constitution, Students, 1982, 14th Amendment
Abstract
In the landmark 1982 Supreme Court Case "Plyler v. Doe", the right to a free education was guaranteed to undocumented students. One of the reasons for this was to "prevent a permanent underclass". Today, we have a similar opportunity to lift our fellow peers by passing legislation to guarantee in-state tuition to DACA recipients. DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is a program that grants temporary citizenship to qualifying children and youth who are brought to the United States with their parent(s) or guardian(s). Currently, the majority of states have not guaranteed this right to DACA students. With tuition rates skyrocketing and the necessity of a college education becoming more and more imperative, this article explores the merits of providing in-state tuition for DACA recipients to avoid this "permanent underclass", yielding a net benefit for the United States.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Bowcutt, Christian and Allen, Eliza
(2021)
"Preventing A Permanent Underclass: Why In-State Tuition For DACA Students Just Makes Sense,"
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review: Vol. 35, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byuplr/vol35/iss1/4