This is the weeds. I'm John Cullin-Hell. About a month ago, the Supreme Court made its

decision in Nebraska v. Biden. Now, even if you aren't familiar with the name of the

case, there's a pretty good likelihood you know what it did. It blocked President Joe

Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. And the reason you probably know so much about

this case is because there's a good chance that you or someone you know has student loan

debt. It's true that most Americans don't have college degrees. According to the Census

Bureau, a little over 30% of adults aged 25 and older have bachelor's degrees. But for

those that have gone, there's a lot of debt. About one in eight Americans has student loan

debt. And that debt has added up to the tune of over $1.7 trillion. When the decision

was handed down, you could feel the disappointment emanating from people who are relying on it.

Like Tatiana Mendez. I'm 36 years old. I'm originally from Bogota,

Colombia and I currently live in Silver Spring, Maryland. And I work in the nonprofit sector

with refugees from Central America. My college career really started in Colombia. I graduated

high school in 2004. And I did two years of marine biology there. Then I was waiting for

the visa process to complete. It got a little delayed. So I stayed there for a little bit.

I went through some life changes and I changed careers and studied audiovisual media there.

And then just a year after I started that new career, I moved to the US. So when I got to the US,

I basically just kind of had to work in order to pay the bills. And I was working at a very

entry-level job for about four years. When I felt like I wanted to make some changes that I wanted

to do something else, I was in retail then. And then I started volunteering in nonprofits.

And I wanted to get involved in working for nonprofits.

Tatiana went to community college first. And after she got her associate's degree,

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