Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact. Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact.
“The message is loud and clear: You’re good enough to pick vegetables or clean hotel rooms, but not to go to college.”
Aug 4, 2025 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
An Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law Could Threaten Undocumented Youth in Texas An Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law Could Threaten Undocumented Youth in Texas
SB 4, which the ACLU called one of the most extreme pieces of anti-immigrant legislation ever enacted, would give Texas police the power to engage in immigration enforcement.
Jun 13, 2024 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
Without Expanded DACA Protections, Undocumented Students Are Being Left Behind Without Expanded DACA Protections, Undocumented Students Are Being Left Behind
Around 80 percent of the nearly 120,000 undocumented students who graduated high school in 2023 don’t qualify for DACA.
Apr 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
How the Affirmative Action Exemption for Military Academies Exploits Students of Color How the Affirmative Action Exemption for Military Academies Exploits Students of Color
“Military recruiters will find a way to use this decision to convince young people that they are offering them the best path to a college education.”
Sep 8, 2023 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia and Lajward Zahra