Texas student's suicide linked to concerns about immigration status

The family of a Texas teen who committed suicide said the Mission high school senior despaired that he would not get into college because he was in the country illegally, according to various news accounts. The family has said he was brought to the U.S. from Mexico when he was six months old. His suicide note apparently says he was despondent over his immigration status and lack of passage of the DREAM Act. However, Texas allows illegal immigrant students to attend state colleges and pay in-state tuition rates if they have lived here three years, graduate from a Texas high school, and work toward citizenship. A Texas TV station that interviewed the family of Joaquin Luna reports that the teen had good grades and wanted to be an engineer. -- Lois Norder

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[Backtalk]

Since he was a national of Mexico, he could have received an education at the University of Mexico, UNAM. Full tuition for 4 years is equal to one semester of books in an American university.

[Robin]

This is a sad situation but it was his parents fault that he was in this country illegally. I understand that people want to better their lives but it needs to be done the right way. This story focuses on him committing suicide because of his legal status, is that really the case, Slick Rick passed a law years ago that allowed illegals to get in state tuition so was it really about his illegal status?