College tuition rates are constantly rising and the average student is $20,000 in debt by the time he/she graduates. The problems of college students are far down on the lists of politicians because the volume of our votes is insignificant in determining their success in elections. If students ever decided to collectively take the initiative and vote, politicians would be forced to tend to our problems and needs.

Some of my close friends have gone to hell and back in dealing with the INS in hopes of gaining legal residence in this country. After witnessing my friends wading through all that red tape, I've realized that a lot of us have taken our American citizenship and the privileges that come along with it for granted. There are people who have gone through unthinkable hardships to get to thi

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Approximate Word count = 542
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)