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human
ELI5, How are the children of illegal immigrants in the US (who, therefore, are also illegal) able to attend high schools and universities?

I am speaking about children who were not born in the US, but rather, were taken there as young children under the age of 16. Specifically, my questions arises from watching the CNN report about the children of illegal immigrants lining up to apply to remain in the country without fear of deportation for at least the next two years. They interviewed a young man that was illegally in the country, yet he is a junior at UCLA. How is this allowed?
gpt
Public schools generally only require that you list your place of residence and you arrange for transportation, whether by school bus route or personally picking up or dropping off. Most school districts don't check citizenship because it's never been an issue.

Colleges just don't care about citizenship. They only look at high school grades, financials if you apply for loans, and extracurricular activities for applicants.

Bottom line: no one checks.