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Citizenship check for college aid

Why Is This Idea Important?: Working for the Financial Aid office at Boston University, I encountered a student had to wait over a month for Homeland Sec. to confirm his citizenship, which is necessary to for college aid. It took so long, his aid was reduced because this delay, and he sent all his citizenship records on time. This is a monstrous delay, and the bureaucracy at DHS is never more apparent. Please, there never was a DHS before 2002, there is no need for it. I know you would not abolish it, but could you at least leave this citizenship check to the colleges and universities and not the government? This would make the whole process a whole lot easier for the students and administrators.

The Department of Homeland Security must check the citizenship papers of college students so that their college (private) can a give them financial aid.

This causes monstrous delays (I work in a university aid office).

I don't know who makes the request for citizenship records, the government or the college, but could the government leave the citizenship check to the colleges and universities? There never was a DHS before 2002, so this check in with the DHS is totally unnecessary. The universities can hire people to check on citizenship records.

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Submitted by fahimbh 2 years ago

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  1. lfduncan said:

    I have two children in college and they have never been asked for citizenship papers. I think this must be only for out-of-country students, so I think it is still appropriate.

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  2. carrick.baugh said:

    I presume DHS enjoys this requirement because it allows them to track the location, movement and interests of students. They can compare the 'citizenship' check list, against their 'suspect persons' list to see where people are and what they're learning -- islamic history, chemistry, engineering, anti-capitalist and "social movement" topical classes, etc.

    I doubt they'd give this up.

    2 years ago
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