Jeff Bezos is donating $33 million to a scholarship fund for “dreamers,” immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
That’s right: Amazon’s famously un-philanthropic founder is shelling out for undocumented immigrants, The Washington Post reports. Amazon confirmed the donation and amount to Mashable.
Bezos will support TheDream.Us, a program that aims to help dreamers, who often don’t qualify for federal financial aid or in-state tuition, graduate from college. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Jeff Bezos is donating million to help undocumented immigrants
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