Financial Aid Research Paper

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Financial Aid for Mexican Students Research Paper Outline Andrea Gutierrez South Texas College Abstract In the majority of the United States Government offers Financial Aid only to American Citizens; in some states there are a few exceptions. Some U.S schools offer grants to non-citizen students, however this financial help do not cover the entire expenses of the student. Mexican students are some of the unfortunates. While U.S citizens receive financial help from the Government, Mexicans have to spend lots of money in their education if they want to succeed in the United States. U.S government should give Financial Aid to Mexican students because they might be the future of the country. Financial Aid for Mexican Students 1.…show more content…
Klain (2013) stated, “The government is hurting the [economy] recovery, and badly. But it’s not because it’s spending too much, or because of concerns over future policy. It’s because government, at all levels, is spending and investing too little.” (Grounds) 4. Opposition I: Government should not give Financial Aid to Mexicans. Mexicans might leave the country later. * The opposition will argue that Mexicans could return to their country after getting a free education, without giving any benefits to the U.S government. * “In the five-year period from 2005 to 2010, about 1.4 million Mexicans immigrated to the United States and about 1.4 million Mexican immigrants and their U.S.-born children moved from the United States to Mexico.” (Joyner, 2012). 5. Refutation I: Mexican students should get financial aid. Most Mexicans study in the U.S because they plan to live in there. * The main reason why Mexicans decide to study in the U.S is because they are escaping from the drug cartel violence in Mexico. They are planning to create a new life in the United…show more content…
The persistence probability of students with awards of $3,000 and $4,000 is predicted at 0.67 and 0.76, respectively. Clearly, for students in this income bracket, means-tested grants are critical to their ability to persist in college.” (p. 819). * Brown discusses, “Financial aid is critical for all students, but more so for the Latino community, given the percentage of which come from modest financial backgrounds” (As cited in “Latino students lag behind,” 2005) * Merisotis states, “We know that Latino students are not entering and completing college at rates similar to other groups. Addressing economic disparities is one of the biggest steps we can take to improve success rates for the Hispanic community.” (As cited in “Latino students lag behind,” 2005) 10. Additional Point: U.S government should help Mexican students because Mexico has played and important role in the U.S Economy and so it will since Mexican population is increasing in the
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