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Si se puede is an effort dedicated to provide immigrant students access to higher education in the United States. This two decade long national effort is chronicled in the book Undocumented Immigrants and Higher Education: Sí se puede! by Alejandra Rincón. This book reviews the history of struggle by undocumented immigrant students to gain access to college by paying in-state tuition rates. These efforts, which have been successful in ten states thus far, are the current expression of past civil rights struggles and may have broader implications for the population as a whole.  The ongoing attempts to secure eligibility for in-state tuition can be characterized as a human and civil rights struggle based on the fundamental premise that no group should be subjected to discrimination. Undocumented students seek equality under the law while affirming their humanity and thus their rights as human beings. As immigrants confront increasing attacks by vigilante forces and draconian governmental legislation, they are also saying: Sí se puede! Join us to learn about our history and what we can accomplish when we unite and work together. Adelante!