The undocumented students, after all, are not trying to steal computers.
Each year about 25,000 undocumented students graduate from high school in California.
As of March 2013, undocumented students are required to pay in between $20,000-$35,000 for their local public university.
Other likely candidates: undocumented students and refugees who don't have their high school records.
It is difficult to determine national statistics for the demographic make up of undocumented students.
However, every institution has its own policies on admitting undocumented students.
The cost of attending college is the primary obstacle facing undocumented students.
Some offer financial aid in the form of grants and scholarships to undocumented students.
These states have created their own laws and requirements to be able to accept undocumented students.
Each said they had applied to just one college known to admit undocumented students.