Thread: RI Reps Push for In-State Tuition Rates for Immigrants

FROM THE STATEHOUSE: RI Reps Push for In-State Tuition Rates for Immigrants
Chris Boardman

Story Created: Mar 23, 2010 at 4:02 PM EDT

(Story Updated: Mar 23, 2010 at 4:02 PM EDT )

Pichardo, Diaz push for in-state tuition rates for immigrants

STATE HOUSE –Sen. Juan M. Pichardo (D-Dist. 2, Providence) and Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence) tomorrow will join members of the Coalition of Advocates for Student Opportunities and the International Institute of Rhode Island at a news conference to discuss their proposal to grant all students, regardless of immigration status, the opportunity to go to college.

The news conference will be held on Wednesday, March 24 at 3:30 p.m. in the Bell Room of the State House.

The Student Equal Economic Opportunity Act (2010-S 2262 and 2010-H 7172) would make higher education more affordable and accessible for undocumented immigrant students who meet the proper residency requirements, or are in the process of doing so.

The bill would require that all children who attend (for at least three years) and graduate from Rhode Island’s high schools qualify for in-state college tuition, regardless of immigration status.

In order to qualify for the in-state rate, an undocumented immigrant who is applying to a state college must file an application to legalize his or her immigration status or plan on filing an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.


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Here is a list of all contacts, email addresses and phone numbers for RI Legislators - TAKE ACTION, CALL, CALL, CALL!!!!

State Senators contact info

State Senator Home Phone Work Phone E-Mail

Dennis Algiere 596-2215 348-1207 sen-algiere@rilin.state.ri.us
David Bates 246-1379 253-5300 sen-bates@rilin.state.ri.us
Leo Blais 823-4536 821-0600 sen-blais@rilin.state.ri.us
Frank Ciccone 943-0217 331-8080 sen-ciccone@rilin.state.ri.us
Daniel Connors 728-0828 222-3310 sen-connors@rilin.state.ri.us
Marc Cote 766-2200 765-3360 sen-cote@rilin.state.ri.us
Elizabeth Crowley 725-8526 sen-crowley@rilin.state.ri.us
Daniel DaPonte 434-6701 222-3438 sen-daponte@rilin.state.ri.us
Frank Devall 433-4353 862-1921 sen-devall@rilin.state.ri.us
Lewis DiPalma 847-8540 sen-dipalma@rilin.state.ri.us
James Doyle 729-9988 725-1100 sen-doyle@rilin.state.ri.us
Walter Felag 245-7521 847-2260 sen-felag@rilin.state.ri.us
Paul Fogarty 949-0895 276-5533 sen-fogarty@rilin.state.ri.us
Hanna Gallo 942-8566 276-2537 sen-gallo@rilin.state.ri.us Maryellen Goodwin 272-3102 276-5523 sen-goodwin@rilin.state.ri.us
Paul Jabour 751-3300 276-5515 sen-jabour@rilin.state.ri.us
Beatrice Lanzi 946-7125 444-0632 sen-lanzi@rilin.state.ri.us
J. Michael Lenihan 884-6398 276-2545 sen-lenihan@rilin.state.ri.us
Charles Levesque 683-9194 847-2510 sen-levesque@rilin.state.ri.us
Erin Lynch 739-8500 sen-lynch@rilin.state.ri.us
Francis Maher 294-9819 222-2708 sen-maher@rilin.state.ri.us
Christopher Maselli 228-8918 764-0086 sen-maselli@rilin.state.ri.us
John McBurney 725-2459 722-0800 sen-mcburney@rilin.state.ri.us
Michael McCaffrey 739-7576 463-7444 sen-mccaffrey@rilin.state.ri.us
Harold Metts 272-0112 456-9115 sen-metts@rilin.state.ri.us
Joshua Miller 461-8689 276-2552 sen-miller@rilin.state.ri.us
Edward O'Neill 728-3295 sen-oneill@rilin.state.ri.us
Teresa Paiva-Weed 846-9984 222-6655 sen-paivaweed@rilin.state.ri.us
Rhoda Perry 751-7165 276-2513 sen-perry@rilin.state.ri.us
Roger Picard 769-4902 769-4600 sen-picard@rilin.state.ri.us
Juan Pichardo 461-2389 276-2512 sen-pichardo@rilin.state.ri.us
Michael Pinga 615-5645 276-5594 sen-pinga@rilin.state.ri.us
Leonidas Raptakis 397-2720 397-3344 sen-raptakis@rilin.state.ri.us
Dominick Ruggerio 331-6074 751-1011 sen-ruggerio@rilin.state.ri.us
James Sheehan 885-1988 276-5546 sen-sheehan@rilin.state.ri.us
Susan Sosnowski 783-7704 276-2547 sen-sosnowski@rilin.state.ri.us
John Tassoni 233-2602 724-5900 sen-tassoni@rilin.state.ri.us
William Walaska 737-1065 751-5866 sen-walaska@rilin.state.ri.us