Student dilemma: Financial aid applications can expose undocumented parents

Many students in the U.S. rely on financial aid to attend colleges and universities, but as Julia Barajas reports in LAist.com, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid could cause a dilemma for students with an undocumented parent. 

If students fill out the application, they will share their parents’ financial information – and potentially raise questions about their immigration status — with the federal government. If they don’t fill out the application, they won’t get federal…

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