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A digital collage set against a black-and-white, grainy photograph of a sunlit stone arcade or university hallway. Several silhouetted figures of students are overlaid with vibrant, multi-colored gradients of orange, teal, and purple. Within these silhouettes, white text lists various immigration statuses, such as "Refugee / Asylee," "Permanent Res," "Student Visa (F-1)," and "Status Unknown." Floating around the figures are stylized, colorful butterfly silhouettes in similar gradients. A grid pattern and digital data—including strings of white numbers and small colored squares—are layered over the entire scene, giving it a data-driven, analytical feel. In the background, a single person in real-life grayscale walks through the archway.
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters
Asylum seekers going to college in California can pay much higher nonresident tuition and are often excluded from financial aid, at great cost to them and their families as immigration cases spend years in limbo.

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