advocacy.collegeboard.org American in identity and spirit, if not on paper, the 65,000 undocumented students who graduate from U.S. high schools each year share the aspirations and ambitions of their American-born peers, but due to their legal status their social mobility is severely restricted after graduation. This segment of our nation's youth has the potential to make significant contributions to the economy, democracy, and society in general.
Undocumented Students and the DREAM Act
Expand the educational opportunities available to immigrant students and promote passage of the DREAM Act.
About this Project
Our Progress
What We've Accomplished
The Board of Trustees of the College Board voted unanimously in support of the DREAM Act.
Release of Young Lives on Hold: The College Dreams of Undocumented Students, April 2009, by Prof. Roberto G. Gonzales of the University of Washington
"It's time to stop holding down our rising stars," say Sen. Menendez (D-NJ), and Joseph Zogby, Chief Counsel to Sen. Durbin (D-IL), at Capitol Hill briefing, April 2009
Spanish translation of Young Lives on Hold — Vidas jóvenes en espera: Los sueños universitarios de estudiantes indocumentados
“Spirit Award” presented to undocumented AP scholar at the national DREAM Act graduation on Capitol Hill, June 2009
Sam, undocumented student and saxophonist, performed and spoke at the College Board Annual Forum in New York City, October 2009
Stand Up for the DREAM – Senator Gilbert Cedillo and other members of the California Tri-Caucus spoke to a packed audience at our DREAM Act Summit in Sacramento, February 2010
College Board joined the Act on the DREAM Coalition, a broad alliance of supporters committed to the enactment of the DREAM Act.
What We're Working On
Working with the national United We DREAM coalition to encourage U.S. legislators to cosponsor the federal DREAM Act
Outreach for "American Dreamer: Sam’s Story," a moving four-part audio documentary on NPR's Latino USA
More local policy events to raise awareness about the plight of undocumented students and promote passage of the DREAM Act
Online survey of College Board delegates to guide development of resources to help educators better serve undocumented students
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Policy & Research Experts
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Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington
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Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education at New York University, and The Richard Fisher Membership Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University
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Press Releases
Statement of support
“Against all odds, and with courage and determination, at least 65,000 unauthorized immigrant youth have been graduating from American high schools annually during the past few years. Yet they have great difficulty accessing affordable higher education, so they can earn a college degree, acquire advanced knowledge and develop skills required by our information-based economy, in hopes of becoming productive citizens in their adopted homeland of America. Please join the College Board in urging the United States Congress and your state legislatures to pass the DREAM Act.”
— Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Professor of History, Brown University
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