Can an illegal immigrant attend public or private college?
No. Being illegally here, you are not allowed to attend college. IF by some reason you do get in, you would never be allowed to work and use any degree you might be able to attain. You are an illegal alien. Plain and simple. You will be one until you make yourself legal. When you reach 18 years old you need to go back to your own country and apply to come back on a student visa. Since your parents did this to you, I am sure they will pay for this process. At the age of 18 you are responsible for your own actions. After that you can be deported at any time. EDIT: Growing up, my family of five lived in a 1 Bedroom apartment, with a kitchen and shared bathroom. Born and raised here, but yes, I do know how it was. Many citizens have to do things to survive.
So your entire life it never occurred to you that you could have gone home to your country of origin and have applied to renter the US legally? You made the decision to stay illegally and now you have to pay the price. You had the choice to go home anytime after you became self aware of your status and the illegality of it but you chose not to. So you have to pay for your actions. We are a country governed by laws and those laws are put in place for a reason. We can’t break them just because we have some justification. If that was the case every thief that stole something for the sake of feeding himself or his family would be set free. Fact of the matter you knew what you were doing was wrong but you refused to do it the right way so now you have to face the consequences. What do you mean there was no way theres always a way. You could have applied to an immigrant visa. We have one of the highest rates of immigration in the world most of those people end up living in the US permanently
Why don`t you just apply for a student visa. Put your grades together and apply for a student visa. That is all it takes to attend college here. Try to stay in college as long as it takes and be the best doctor there could be and I can bet money on you- you will find a job that will help you get a permanent residency too once you graduate. You sound like a very intelligent girl, keep it this way. I realize some illegal actually to be honest with you don`t deserve to be here, but this applies for some americans as well. I am talking about the obese, none working, popping kids and not knowing who the father is, waiting on welfare and child support people. You deserve bigger chance than them.
Girl i am so proud of you for asking that question!! You truly want education no matter what!! I dont know what state you live in but a lot of people can get into college. And to the rest of you that say illegals leech of american tax payers. Let me remind you that illegal people that work pay taxes and many illegal immigrants that get into college pay their whole tuition by working their butt and saving their money. Ok back to you. I recommend to look up stuff like that in websites such as lulac. I have met people that are illegal and are already going for their master. So dont give up. Work hard and get those good grades. If your determind you’ll find a way. Personally im hoping that an immigration reform will happen soon to help people like you reach their goals. I can answer more questions for you but this space is to short. So i’ll add you as a contact or you can do the same.
