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TAMU: Aggies in-fighting over in-state tuition for illegals
Aggies in-fighting over in-state tuition for illegal immigrants
At Texas A&M, Student Senate Votes to Cut Off Tuition Perk for Illegal Immigrants
Published November 16, 2010 | FoxNews.com
Texas A&M University’s student Senate recently approved a bill that would no longer allow illegal immigrants attending the school to be eligible for in-state tuition rates.
Since 2001, illegal immigrants in Texas have qualified for in-state tuition, which offers them a generous discount compared to out-of-state students attending the university. Texas A&M has 49,000 students, and about 300 are illegal immigrants.
But while the student Senate voted 48-21 this month in favor of the bill, S.B. 63-11, the move isn’t sitting well with Student Body President Jacob Robinson.
Robinson, who vetoed the bill, says that it’s up to the state legislature – not the school – to address the problem of illegal immigration.
“This is a state of residency issue and the state needs to address this first,â€
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