Education is a field in which politics and private initiatives can contribute substantially to the improvement of our country as a whole as well as the progress of individual citizens. Specifically, the education of Hispanics presents stimulating challenges that must be faced with courage and innovation to build a better future for our country.
One such initiative meriting special attention is sponsored by the Tomorrow Fund, a North Carolina organization that channels donations from individual contributors and private businesses to institutions and schools that support Hispanics and makes economic contributions to higher education institutes. And if these efforts weren’t admirable enough, they’re more so because in North Carolina, undocumented students are barred from attending public universities and community colleges and are limited in their possibilities of successfully completing university studies.

Here’s where the Tomorrow Fund comes in. The Tomorrow Fund, founded by an immigrant couple in summer 2009, has become yet another demonstration of how private initiative and enterprise can reach sectors that the government can’t or doesn’t know how to reach and offer viable alternatives. The Tomorrow Fund offers financial aid and economic support to Hispanics and the private institutions that educate them so that undocumented Hispanics can afford the higher tuition charged at private schools and universities where undocumented students can be admitted as foreign students, unlike in the public centers and universities that can’t admit them under North Carolina law because of their irregular immigrant status. The financial aid offered by the Tomorrow Fund is also used to cover expenses for food, housing, clothing, etc.
As of today, the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges has modified their admission policy for undocumented students on seven occasions and is currently analyzing the possibility of reopening their doors to undocumented students, although these students would have to pay higher rates of tuition.

This difficult situation brings many immigrants in this state to look for educational opportunities at private colleges and universities. To facilitate this option for students with financial need, the Tomorrow Fund provides financial aid to Hispanic students regardless of their immigrant status, legal or not. The Tomorrow Fund’s only requirement is that the student be adequately qualified to be admitted to the University: if deemed qualified, students receive financial aid.
What makes this organization so different from other institutions that award scholarships to Hispanics is that the Tomorrow Fund gives the money directly to the educational institutions to award to students with the following characteristics: serious economic need; a minimum of two years’ residence in North Carolina; North Carolina state school graduates. The Tomorrow Fund will award its first official round of financial aid at the end of April.
This is yet another example of how the market and private initiative of citizens committed to their society and community can efficiently solve current problems, without any help from political demagogues or interest groups and the biased “debate” they sometimes present as public discourse.
The Tomorrow fund is a financial aid initiative for Hispanics founded by Hispanics in the framework of America’s dynamic and ever-changing society. This type of initiative is required to address the challenges of modern-day America and is a valuable counter to the gigantic administration backing President Obama; an administration that frequently ignores what the people of this country need, documented, and undocumented individuals alike.