Thread: WI: Some illegal immigrants will be able to get in-state tui

Some illegal immigrants will be able to get in-state tuition
By Georgia Pabst of the Journal Sentinel

Posted: Jun. 29, 2009 10:49 p.m.

Some illegal immigrant high school graduates will be able to attend Wisconsin state universities by paying in-state tuition, under a provision in the two-year budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law Monday.

Wisconsin now becomes the 11th state to enact such a law.

To qualify, students would have to reside in the state for three years, graduate from a Wisconsin high school or earn an equivalency degree here.

The students would have to apply through the normal channels.

It's estimated from 400 to 650 illegal immigrants annually graduate from state high schools, but they must pay out-of-state tuition if they enroll in the state university system or technical colleges.

In-state tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is $7,576 a year in the 2008-'09 school year, compared with out-of-state tuition, which is $17,306.

State Rep. Pedro Colón (D-Milwaukee) first introduced the in-state college tuition measure in 1999, when he was new to the Assembly.

"I really think this gets us back on course with our brightest having more access to education," he said. "It's not a huge scholarship program, but an important step for more access to higher education than we had yesterday."

Immigrant advocates who have pushed for the measure attended the signing in Madison. Christine Neumann-Ortiz, director of Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant and worker rights organization, called it "a historic step forward in recognizing the civil rights of immigrants in the area of education."

Opponents such as state Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-West Band) criticized the provision.

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It's estimated from 400 to 650 illegal immigrants annually graduate from state high schools, but they must pay out-of-state tuition if they enroll in the state university system or technical colleges.

What the heck, this is discriminating against American students

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ALIPAC: Lifting ban on illegal immigrants may profit college http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-885029-.html#885029

Everyone needs to understand what the non college route undocumented students are doing to the Class Ranking of American Students trying to get into American Colleges.

There needs to be a class action lawsuit against the public school systems for defrauding American Citizens out of College.

I firmly think the Dream Act is trying to do a cover up of the mess our government is in. The government is trying to make it legal the abuse to American Students with the Dream Act.
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In response, I wish that ALL Americans would withdraw their children from colleges around the country, and not bring them back to the colleges, until the colleges stop catering to the minority.


The American people across the board are being treated like indentured servants.

wasn't there a decision in California aganst in-state tuition that could be invoked to overturn this?

Originally Posted by alamb

wasn't there a decision in California aganst in-state tuition that could be invoked to overturn this?

Maybe you're thinking of this case? Opening arguments will probably begin this fall.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-143964-cal ... ml+supreme