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What is DACA?
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a US immigration policy that relieves some undocumented individuals who immigrated to the US unlawfully from deportation. 

What is AB540?
Assembly Bill 540 is a California law that makes it possible to exempt eligible students from paying nonresident enrollment fees and to allow them to pay in-state tuition.

What is the California Dream Act?
The California Dream Act allows eligible undocumented students to receive California state-sponsored financial aid. Authored by Assembly Member Gil Cedillo (Los Angeles), it became law in 2011 through the passage of two Assembly Bills, AB 130 and AB 131.

To apply, fill out application at https://dream.csac.ca.gov/

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