I learnt to manage my money through investments and it really works for me. They say money can't buy happiness but poverty can't buy anything.

I came to the US at 9yo. was undocumented all the way through HS & got daca at 21, so continued to have no status throughout college. I am now a green card holding engineer. It was hard work & I would love to say just bust your butt & do it. But unfortunately our country is so volatile right now to immigrants who came here as kids. My heart goes out to the folks struggling with this currently.

The comments for this video are going to be fun to read

The more important question is why did it need to be this expensive at all if the tuition isn't going to pay teachers better and the books aren't improving, not to mention the infrastructure issues that leads to people getting incurable diseases after graduation?

Maybe it's just me not understanding USA, but if you want to grant 'undocumented people' some rights maybe it'd be easier just to 'document' them?

I met Sandra back in D.C. while we were all in the FCNL Lobbying Committee. I was very fortunate to meet another Michoacána like me. Thank you Sandra! So proud of you! Si se puede raza!!🌻🇲🇽

Thank you, Two Cents, this is so needed!

Huge fan u guys helped me learn about personal finance before my teens

Yes. DACA resident here. Dropped out back in 2020, one cause covid, two cause of it being expensive an dcouldnt apply for grants or scholarships nor financial aid at the time. Been here all my life since 3 months old. Currently work as a full stack web developer, so it worked out for me. But others not so much. If you work and pay taxes here, should benefit from fafsa as well.

Sure they should be able to go. But don’t sell them education as dream or solution to their troubles if it really isn’t the case. Ie get them in huge debt. A lot of these institutions don’t give a fuck about their students and only care about their money aka see Canada and international students. Getting an education and going to college are not the same thing. The former can be cheaper or free if you really work for it.

They'll probably earn a higher salary, IF they graduate. But if the 48% of them are not gonna graduate, then being saddled with huge student loan debts, and terrible job prospects are part of the reality they face when they roll the dice by pursuing that college degree. Good luck competing in a job market where 37% of folks have a 4 year degree, and you have no papers, and massive debts.

Thank you so much for doing this video. The process is so messed up, and it shouldn't stop people's futures.

I work for a fortune 100 company and we have employees who are Dreamers. I don’t know any particular details but I do know at least one person who had to temporarily go on leave because her DACA renewal was delayed during COVID. Why is it she can work openly and these folks need to create a LLC.

As a lawyer, an immigrant, and a citizen--thank you for making this. I'd suggest people to look at SIJS (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status) too. I'm happy to see you encouraged to continue education, as education isn't just a tool to get a job. It is a means of improving your life, your understanding of the world, to understand joy, to experience pleasures like opening up intellectual curiosities. It isn't just for making better money, but for making better humans. And undocumented people are humans, too.

Isn’t undocumented just another way of saying “illegal”? If someone is here illegally then shouldn’t that problem be fixed first???

I love how this channel explains everything as if talking to a 5 year old! It's very easy to understand, and a bit silly and humorous at times. This is a very effective very to teach! I heard some smart person say that, when they want to learn about a certain topic, they go and find all the children's books they can find on the topic and read them. Because they explain everything in a way that is easy to understand! I feel like this channel has some of that going for it.

gracias por la Informacion

Legalize these kids! It's a no brainer.

What is POCAS insta ?

Alternative title - Should criminals evading taxes and leaching off the system go to college?

Love that you guys took a step back to highlight people who are currently helping the individuals and families affected by this. Keep up the great work! It's difficult to talk about these potentially hot button issues but that is where education should be encouraged.

Thank you @Two Cents, for doing you part in educating about undocumented individuals. Thank you for your contribution.

One of the powerful things I have heard is no matter what the government does it can’t take away your education. I would suggest getting higher education if at all possible even if that means working full time while in school.

Should they be allowed to attend? Yes. Should they have access to taxpayer-funded scholarships/grants/loans? No.

sure. go to college and PAY FOR IT like I had to. NO FREE TUITION

It was difficult for me, as a citizen to apply for FAFSA as a child of an undocumented immigrant because FAFSA requires a parents SSN. I spent months trying to figure out how to work around that issue and the school didn’t know how to help me. Once I figured it out, I knew what to do and was ok but it was nerve wrecking because I didn’t want my mom getting deported because I wanted to go to college. I graduated in 2017 with my chemical engineering degree.

Y’all please stick to financial advice. This woke crap can be found everywhere else on youtube.

I'm growing my hair out just like Philip and it looks almost exactly the same as his, that's funny. My mom hates it, saying it looks very messy. I'm still in that "awkward" stage. It's very thick but not long enough to hang back all the way yet.

Just leaving a comment to help get this out to more people

How does you country even work if anyone without documentation can just show up and get an education? Don't you need identification and registration ? If people can just do that, why do people even get documented in the first place?

No one should be disbarred from getting an education. If people work hard, show promise from high school, have good gpas, etc. They should have the opportunity to go to school, if they choose to. College isn't some pipeline to getting a job. It is a higher educational building and should give you the opportunity to obtain different outlooks on your journey. To deciding on what you want to do for your general future (this can include a career but shouldn't be limited to that). If you go to college just with the mindset of getting a degree for a specific job only, you are going to miss out on opportunities campuses offer in many cases.

I'm here just for the comment section. Everyone knows the answer to this ;)

Thank you for making this video! Super important

Maybe they should go to university in their own country.

Mind blown on the LLC technique, it's genius.

My degree didn’t do anything but make me be in debt probably forever because of the ridiculous interest rates on student loans. I don’t think anyone documented or not should go unless it’s for something that really needs it like medical, legal, or business.

Amazing work! I am a C.C.A!

This is packed with great information. Would love to see more videos like this ❤

So gald you guys posted this video. Keep up the great work!

But they're tekkin' er jerbs!

Hey guys thank you for the compassion and the guts it took to make and post this video, especially in the era of normalized hatred. Kids that never asked to move and a decade later find out that they "don't belong" in the place they call home, have a very uphill battle. This was both informative and thought provoking. Thank you.

Whow!! So awesome! Thank you so much for doing this!!!!

Thank you. I have friends in this situation.

So many jobs require a degree that you dont actually need. The job application practice is messed up. Idk how employers got to be so picky. Too many applicants? I don't blame immigrants. I blame bad governments who force their people to flee and pursue financial prosperity elsewhere. Or maybe America needs to help immigrants before they become immigrants??? Does that make sense!?!?!

america and its pride nationalist.

Sure if they pay for it

It’s crazy, I just had a meeting with my financial aid advisor and he was talking about how the FAFSA requires a social security number etc not to mention a phone number or an email

Thank you for sharing this story and elevating the work of individuals and organizations supporting undocumented students. Very powerful.

Really great episode. I know this topic will bring out some hateful and scared people. But I just wanted to say you handled this topic really well.

Under 21 free college, Single mothers free college, Fired at 50 years or older free college, Everyone else needs to pay it up no matter what your background

YES

Yeah, I don't see why not. College is a business at the end of the day they stand to make some profit, really not sure on what type of tuition they should pay(out of state or in state for public colleges). But if they want to attend go for it and best of luck to them. They shpuld be aware of the risk of the debt they can potentially accumulate, graduation rate, job prospects, etc. Trades should also be something people look into more. Just my 2 cents, great vid though. A video on how the pros and cons of brokerage accounts wpuld be nice too though, especially if you have some extra income already over your emergency fund and want to put that money to work for something like a down on a car, house, business, etc.

The library is open to anyone who wants to go to it and the people’s actions at the library never affected anyone else’s life. So if someone has the ambition and dedication to better their life, why stop them?

I refuse to feel pity for illegal immigrants!

Your rights?? It’s not a right

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I don't understand, this video is a completely neutral video explaining the facts of reality and simply mentioning undocumented people brings out a group of people who are hating on the video without even having a good reason for it

I honestly don't care if they pay out of pocket to go to college. But I do mind if they "worked" the system and used taxpayer's dollars to earn their degree. But then again, I think college isn't the best way to earn a decent paying job, either.

No one chooses to be born in the "wrong" country, or to have the "wrong" skin color or gender, or so many other things. We have so many barriers to fair opportunity just because some people believed in keeping others down.

if you came here by parents who drug you into being undocumented and you pay into the system just like everyone else, of course I don't mind you get education here, I encourage everyone to get higher education as needed weather it be college or trade school. If you came here to take advantage of the good people of this country and run back home with the spoils you took from our good will...... we are full and you can go back home. We need more people who want to become a citizen who are stuck in difficult situations like this to be able to become a full citizen and contribute to society. We welcome people like you.

Hell yeah they should go to college!

IMHO people without proper documentation in USA should only seek to become a business owner as that doesn't require a proper documentation. Small, big business doesn't really matter... as you always make more money than working for someone, unless it's like a specialized field like surgeon or science or something but you can't get that kind of a job anyway...

Go back to Michoacán ❤

This Undocumented Student conversation is absolutely a valuable conversation to have, and I'm thankful it exists. But Americans... you guys have so many issues to fix before this conversation can even get off the ground. 1. fix your broken immigration system 2. unify laws across states

Should undocumented students go to college? That depends. If they convert to F type student visas, then yes.

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4:50 “no institution is going to partner with law enforcement” id like a fact check please based on current student repression and surveillance strategies being witnessed

How the hell did you have less than 1M subscriber?

they should all get a one way trip out of the county for being here ILLEGALLY!

Can u make a vid on how to purchase a car

I would imagine that the decision of whether to go wouldn't be unlike an American. Obviously, if they have a job that promises a certain income and requires a degree, they should go. However, many trade jobs do not require a degree at all and just require training. However, it's good to debunk the myth that being undocumented can bar you from going to college, even if there are some unique challenges.

Yes. Once they result to their home country. And they can improve it too while there.

Beyond any compassion-based argument, it’s fiscally irresponsible as society for us to disallow undocumented students from becoming engines of wealth-creation and taxable income in their own lifetimes.

As a Native NYer of Latino and white ancestry who has lived in Ecuador for almost a decade. Here is my opinion based on what I have seen down here and watching this video. If you are allowed to study in America and get a Masters or Doctorate. First of all it can’t be for those who support Socialism. So many interactions with people down here who believe in Socialism and they bad mouth America yet they get higher education degrees from our country. Second be grateful and humble. Other people who I have met who aren’t Socialists or Capitalists who come from South America are arrogant, materialistic and again look down on America. Yet love everything that America has compared to down here which is so/so. Third fix your immigration status and those shaking their heads while reading this. When I came down to live in Ecuador, it was a hassle to get my paperwork and everything sorted out for my college degree. You have to VET people and make sure they say who they are and have everything in order especially no serious crimes that they haven’t served time for. You can’t have double standards. The same for all. Higher education is going to change in the next couple of years as well with the advancements in A.I. I know people who get higher education degrees and they can’t find a job not just down here but in the states as well. That’s something that has always been pushed upon Students. Many forget blue collar jobs that it seems the newer generations are shifting towards. I graduated from Aviation High School in Queens NY back in the day but never entered the field. Also getting a higher education degree down here has become a status symbol and I hear the same thing is happening in the states. So in conclusion if you come to America get a student Visa if possible and work hard and don’t be a socialist. If anyone reading this is a Socialist why not get your degrees in Socialist countries like Russia or China. Oh and if you get offended by me reminding people of Socialism why do you think people come to America when down here Socialist countries fail in a matter of years and leave the countries worse off.

“…they can envision a future in the only place they’ve ever called home.” Exactly. Can you imagine growing in a country, only to be told you must go back to whatever country you were born in to go to college? How is that fair to the kids who did not have a choice in moving here undocumented? This country is all they’ve ever known. Also, we are ALL better off when EVERYONE has better access to education.

Uhhhhh if they want to!

I was in this situation. The reality is, it's not worth it unless it's something useful and unless you are actually able to work. If you cannot find a realistic path to citizenship (for most people, it's legally ONLY marriage), then don't waste your time and just go back to your country. America has already jumped the shark, so I'm not going to make any argument in defense of the long term detriments of pumping the workforce. You as an individual should look out for your family's needs, and you should look at your situation on a pragmatic basis. If it makes more sense to work in the US while DACA (which is flimsy) is valid, then do so. If you're working a factory job with no path to citizenship, then there's no point to staying in the country, let alone getting a degree in something that's not going to actually help you have a job in the event that you are not able to legally work anymore. Liberals don't actually like you, they only like that you swing the Hispanic vote to their side of the isle and want to exploit you to perpetuate their systems, in this case, the academia industry that serves as the defacto seminary of the liberal order. Be pragmatic, don't listen to people who don't view you as people.

Should paying customers be allowed to pay for paid service? Oh not the question?

A wonderful video. Everyone deserves the same access to higher education!

Yes, we should and Must!

If people come legally to this country and pay the out of country tuition, of course they should be able to attend. The govt should be in the business of serving legal citizens and legal immigrants. If people come illegally to this country, they need to be treated as the laws we already have in place state for processing illegal people. No way should the government be funding for them to have a free place to live and free food to stay in our country illegally. Nor should people who are here illegally be able to get scholarships over and above legal immigrants and legal citizens. It's not fair to those who put in the hard work to follow the legal processes to come here. Nor is it fair to those who have always lived here legally and paid taxes.

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Jeez, vids only been up 8 minutes and people are already just chiming in their opinion without seeing it

College degree is worthless. I never could get the great salaried career they said I would get. Go to tech school and have a high paying job waiting for you and no debt. Go to college and you'll have a bunch of debt and more likely end up doing a job you could have done straight out of high school.

Just a question about illegal vs. documented immigrants really. The rules should be cut and dry. Education is no exception.

Why is this even a question?

No

If you're just going to start your own LLC and become an independent contractor anyway, then why the hell would you bother getting a college degree?

We should be paying for their college education

Education is a universal right. Especially if one can afford it, then it's just a fair transaction, legal or not. Think of it in a different way, even if an immigrant is illegal. If they're carrying cash and want to buy water from a shop, they should be able to do so.

this was not really about economy and more about immigration and rights.

For those who are willing to study hard and become more educated than their parents, I say go for it! Get educated, get new skills, pay your taxes, help your community, and be grateful with the country that is offering this opportunity by defending democracy. This is what the American dream really means.

they should and should pay international student tuition

Yes if they are waiting for their citizenship to be approved then why not.

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I came to the U.S. legally and I think it is unfair for illegals to receive any benefits. Having said that, I do think that the immigration system needs to be reformed because they way it is now is contributing to the problem of illegal immigration. To make matters worse, the current administration is doing a dismal job in protecting the border with Mexico.

Not in America.

Higher education should be free for everyone. To bad the defense budget needs some extra billions every year

No us citizens shouldn’t go to college either and this is coming from someone who did go to college

It’s up to them, as should be paying for it. They should not get a free ride.