I wrote a little shell script that makes it easy to manage host files for this very purpose. You can check it out here: https://github.com/theabraham/wrk
Thanks you so much Sizzlar. I was about to go to bed disappointed, but you've given me a good response. I'm going to take some inventory tomorrow morning, and hunt down some cash.
Queen, I'm here to talk about paying out of state tuition, not what I should do about my status.
Read the edit in the post. I cannot change my status with an overstayed visa, so it's not a matter of choice or lack of will. I didn't come to HN to be lynched.
I think it's worse that I can't earn my citizenship. The immigration system has neglected undocumented students: a very specific niche of illegals.
I'm completely American and you'd never guess that I'm illegal unless I told you (the stigma is all illegals speak broken English and are some sort of Latino, which I'm not.)
I'm surprised you got 2 up votes; I came to the HN community not looking for advice on how to break the law or get a condescending response from some internet tough guy.
I'm asking for advice on how I could pay for college. That is it. I already realize I've unintentionally broke the law and I've been reminded often enough.
You're right, but I was looking for some hidden scholarships or less obvious methods for paying out of state tuition. I'm also pretty open about my situation, since I know ICE doesn't really deport (almost)law abiding people.
I chose Django because I love working with Python, and it still can provide a lot of value without the framework. Django is also less cumbersome when you first build a project (a handful of files vs multiple directories and files form rails.) Django also provides a lot of useful stuff out of the box -- like an admin interface.
Besides that, everything I've seen built in RoR can be built with Django, and vice-versa. The frameworks and the languages are pretty similar, so it's mostly a matter of taste.
I have talked to a lawyer and read USCIS's documentation, and fully understand my options (marriage, barred from reentry, or wait for reform.) However, if you know a good lawyer, I'm not resistant to a second or third opinion.
That's worrying though -- would my history in the US negatively affect me overseas?
Not as simple as that, man. I'm completely American, but I'm missing a piece of bureaucracy that a broken immigration system won't give me.
I don't speak Arabic, I have no memories of Saudi Arabia, and I thought I was American for a long time. I didn't commit a crime on purpose, and worse there's no way to atone for it except for reform or leaving and being barred from my home country.
I know I can leave, but I want to try everything I'm able to and stay in the US.