Officials believe that fear and confusion over federal immigration policy changes have discouraged California students from applying to the state Dream Act, which allows undocumented students to receive state financial aid and pay in-state tuition. Applications to the California Dream Act are down more than 60% this year compared with last year, with only 17,819 applicants as of Friday compared with 46,731 last year, according to Patti Colston, communications manager for the California Student Aid Commission.

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by Kristen Hwang, USA Today.

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