Debate smolders over tuition program for undocumented residents in Wisconsin
Mon, 02/15/2010 - 1:27pm

By Brian Bull, Wisconsin Public Radio

MADISON (WPR) Beginning this academic year, undocumented immigrants can attend the state’s public universities at the same tuition rate Wisconsin residents pay.

Critics say the resident tuition program rewards people who are here illegally. Backers say it will help the economy as well as improve the lives of participants, which include a UW-Madison student called “Normaâ€