... staffed by volunteers from the City University of New York as well as two non-profits: the Legal Aid Society and the New York Immigration Coalition. The first hasn't been covered here, but the second has and their advice was probably politicized to say the least; click their link for past coverage.
The NYDN's coverage admits that many who called were illegal aliens and were interested in amnesty...
... "luckily" was able to attend City University of New York at the in-state rate; that wasn't so lucky for the U.S. citizen who could have attended in her place.
The only three things different between this and other PIIPPs - such as this earlier NYT effort or this one - are that the people involved are more middle-class; the possibility that one of the illegal aliens might commit marriage fraud;...