N.J. Senate puts off vote on college fees for illegal immigrants until Monday
Thursday, January 7, 2010
BY ELIZABETH LLORENTE
The Record
STAFF WRITER

The state Senate has postponed a vote to Monday on whether illegal immigrants, who must pay out-of-state tuition to attend New Jersey public colleges, will be allowed to pay just the much lower in-state rates.

The Senate had scheduled a vote on the issue for Thursday, but after a long debate about legalizing gay marriage — a proposed bill that met defeat — legislators decided to table the in-state measure until next week.

Proponents of the in-state bill said they were not disappointed and noted the delay would them give still more time to make their case for giving undocumented students better access to public colleges.

“We’ve waited eight years to have this vote,â€