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To date, approximately one third of the applicants are College Bound Latinos Sanchez and LEAP state estimates nearly half lack legal immigration. Lawyers and school counselors, including government officials, have pushed the students eligible to apply to college, regardless of their immigration status. They say they would like everything ready in case of a policy change in Congress or in the Olympia in the country illegally eligible for the scholarship. But Keller, the respect of Washington said the state should create conditions that these students to leave the country once they graduate from high school - not to stay. "The funds allocated to fund post-secondary education should be devoted to those who obey the laws and are here legally," he said. Cited budget problems LEAP, eight years ago was instrumental in getting the legislature to pass the state college for illegal immigrants to students, urges school board resolutions in support of legislation to happen for these students to be eligible for the state financial assistance. Three years ago a similar measure was introduced in the legislature, but only received a single hearing before he died. Three states-California, New Mexico and Texas, and offer financial aid to illegal immigrant students. Representative Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney, D-Seattle, said he supports the same approach to Washington, but recognizes that it is unlikely that this measure would make it through the current legislature. "Our budget situation is almost impossible at this time" However, LEAP and students make presentations to school boards across the state, hoping that would support such a resolution passed regulation. In eastern Washington, Grandview School District, where 87 percent of students are Latino, Superintendent Kevin Chase said Council members are willing to support as many have observed that these children grow up next to his own country. Some children are illegal immigrants eventually withdrew from school after their parents in the fields, often out of economic necessity, and often because they have a real future for themselves, he said. "Our goal here at Grandview for all children graduate with the ability to succeed in college, work and life," said Chase. In Lupe own Mr. Villa, the failure was not an option. She and her siblings were encouraged by their parents, farm workers - who had no education more than one degree - the best students they could. The college was always on the table - the possibility of more real to Lupe 17-year-old student from Chelan High School, his older brother, who graduated from high school last year. Although born in the United States, was brought here as a baby from Mexico illegally by their parents. Probably use the College Bound Scholarship to attend Washington State University next year, he said. They want a lawyer. His brother had also hoped to enroll at WSU, but ended up at a community college instead, because that is the whole family could afford. He is studying horticulture, he said, an educational foundation that he believes will be able to use in the orchards of Eastern Washington - have no legal status.