Harvard student to be deported from US?

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Eric’s case is certainly tragic (and my thoughts are with him and his friends and family), but I think the bigger tragedy is the tens of thousands (maybe even millions?) of undocumented high school students in this country who are left without any post-secondary options. Unless these students can get into a **need-blind/citizenship-blind **school like Harvard or Yale, or live in one of the few states that give undocumented students in-state tuition, their options in life are severely limited. Immigration reform is long overdue.

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<p>Harvard and Yale aren’t “citizenship-blind.” Nor is any other U.S. college as far as I know. There is a quota that caps the number of international students (those without U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status). The colleges don’t admit more than their quota. I believe this is a result of some rule for federal funding/grants.</p>

<p>Also, elite schools are typically are only need-blind for U.S. citizens/permanent residents.</p>