To: The Connecticut State House and The Connecticut State Senate
Demand equal access to higher education for CT undocumented students
We demand that the Connecticut State Legislature to vote on and pass HB5031: AN ACT EQUALIZING ACCESS TO STUDENT GENERATED FINANCIAL AID.
Currently, when any student enrolls at Connecticut state colleges and universities, part of their tuition is set aside to fund need-based institutional aid grants. But while other students with financial need can receive grants from this fund, undocumented students cannot access a single penny of the pool of aid that they themselves help to fund.
HB 5031 would fix this injustice and allow all our students to access higher education.
Currently, when any student enrolls at Connecticut state colleges and universities, part of their tuition is set aside to fund need-based institutional aid grants. But while other students with financial need can receive grants from this fund, undocumented students cannot access a single penny of the pool of aid that they themselves help to fund.
HB 5031 would fix this injustice and allow all our students to access higher education.
Why is this important?
Our immigrant communities are under attack on the national level. But Connecticut can do better. We can rise above the inability of Washington to protect its people, by supporting undocumented youth in Connecticut.
If politicians in DC won't act, our leaders in CT must.
Connecticut has a responsibility to live up to its ideals and to continue being a state where all its residents are valued, safe, and allowed to reach their full potential. That's why I support HB 5031
If politicians in DC won't act, our leaders in CT must.
Connecticut has a responsibility to live up to its ideals and to continue being a state where all its residents are valued, safe, and allowed to reach their full potential. That's why I support HB 5031