Elenamary

A Latino (or any immigrant) who has been in school in Ohio from K-12 but is not a citizen cannot qualify for federal grants or loans and if they choose to go to a public Ohio University they must pay out-of-state tutition even though they might never have gone to any school anywhere outside of Ohio.

La Vida Robot
How four underdogs from the mean streets of Phoenix took on the best from M.I.T. in the national underwater bot championship.
By Joshua Davis

“The four teenagers who built it are all undocumented Mexican immigrants who came to this country through tunnels or hidden in the backseats of cars. They live in sheds and rooms without electricity. But over three days last summer, these kids from the desert proved they are among the smartest young underwater engineers in the country.”

The four of them built “…a cheap but astoundingly functional underwater robot capable of recording sonar pings and retrieving objects 50 feet below the surface.”

“Since the teenagers are undocumented, they don’t qualify for federal loans. And though they’ve lived in Arizona for an average of 11 years, they would still have to pay out-of-state tuition, which can be as much as three times the in-state cost. They can’t afford it.”

A scholarship fund has been set-up for the four members of “La Vida Robot”.

(article via James Copus)

I wish I was as smart as these guys, I would love to build a battle bot.