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Making Tuition More Affordable for Immigrants
Madison
Updated: 3:20 AM Mar 11, 2005


There's a move to make education more affordable for illegal immigrants.

Representative Pedro Colon is announcing a provision in the state's budget to give undocumented immigrant students in–state tuition. Supporters say that most immigrant students were brought to this country as young children and did not have control over that aspect of their lives.

These students are often denied many forms of financial aid because they lack the paperwork. The provision makes higher education more affordable for them.

Senator Spencer Coggs supports the move. "In this bill, the state of Wisconsin would simply be saying that we would charge you what any Wisconsin resident for tuition to go here, so that you can become a productive citizen, so that you can become a success story, so that you can be a part of the American dream."

Under the measure students would still have to meet certain qualifications to be eligible for in–state tuition.

Wisconsin is among 18 other states looking at making immigrant students eligible for lower tuition. Seven states have already passed similar legislation.

So Representative Pedro wants to give 'undocumented' (illegal) students a break on tuition so they can be part of the American dream. Give me a break!