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Why It Pays To Jump The Border

Posted by Candy Crook 07/11/2008 12:02 PM
Tags: party, speedy gonzalez, illegal immigrants, california, la times
Why It Pays To Jump The Border

Forget about affirmative action, it now pays to be an illegal immigrant. The LA Times is reporting that California’s public colleges aren’t asking any questions about students’ alien status. They’re not the only ones pushing higher education on the undocumented immigrants though

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Latest comment by Anonymous: I don't think this is funny at all. It's really quite offensive, and, as a 2nd generation Mexican-American, I don't think it's very funny to mock the plight of my grandparents.

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Student Loans Are Drying Up

Posted by aquamarine 06/06/2008 09:08 AM
Tags: US News and World Report, LA Times, student lenders, financial aid, student loans
Student Loans Are Drying Up
Every year, students apply for financial aid to help pay for college. Loans usually make up a good chunk of the package. For those of you who are waiting for your packages for the 2008-2009 school year: prepare for the worst.

According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, the federal government is plan... MORE »
Latest comment by Anonymous: The colleges that suffer the most from the lender pullback are the 2-year and technical schools. Students at 4-year schools may have to switch to new lenders, but it probably won't be much trouble. And many schools have just been switching to the Direct Loan program.

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