The California Dream Act allows students who are in the U.S. illegally to apply for the same financial aid packages available to others. A detail of a poster on the wall as Alma Sanchez, Kid City program assistant, teaches an after-school college prep class at Kid City. A detail of a poster on the wall as Alma Sanchez, Kid City program assistant, teaches an after-school college prep class at Kid City. The money can go toward tuition and other costs at state community colleges, California State University, the University of California and accredited private colleges. She, too, filled out the Dream Act application, but she said she understood why others might not want to.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 23, 2017 12:00 UTC