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Ash_F

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17. Predatory student loan institutions target low-income students more.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2013, 08:46 PM

May 2013

The other side of the coin needs to be looked at here. They'll nab an easy government loan for a 2 year degree for 15k, then leave the student holding the debt and a degree that *might* qualify them for a 12-14$ per hour job with no benefits. Woohoo.

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Pew: Hispanics Overtake Whites In College Enrollment [View all] DonViejo May 2013 OP

Oops! Don't tell Jason Richwine of the Heritage Foundation, he'll be upset. freshwest May 2013 #1

Beat me to it. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #2

GMTA. freshwest May 2013 #3

lol Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #18

Great news! Also is something to beat Teabaggers and Repubs over the head with. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2013 #4

Does Anyone Think They've Been Inspired otohara May 2013 #5

He has been tirelessly uplifting on that point. He knows the future and wants Americans to be in it. freshwest May 2013 #15

I have atleast one reason why...there are probably others too GetTheRightVote May 2013 #6

You know what? lunatica May 2013 #8

Both my children have college loans and they are younger than 24. yardwork May 2013 #10

Yeah, everything's always some impoverished brown person's fault, right? nomorenomore08 May 2013 #11

does the article say the hispanic students are not American Born ? JI7 May 2013 #12

Americans can't get in until they're 24? I'll have to call students in my area attending at age 18, freshwest May 2013 #14

Not true karynnj May 2013 #16

Both of my kids got loans at 18. City Lights May 2013 #20

Working at UC Berkeley I've seen this happening lunatica May 2013 #7

That's cool. tblue May 2013 #13

There are also a lot more blacks there now lunatica May 2013 #19

K & R !!! WillyT May 2013 #9

Predatory student loan institutions target low-income students more. Ash_F May 2013 #17