Posts Tagged ‘in-state tuition’
DREAM Act: What It Could Mean for Waking New England?
by Darrell P. Aaron
November 30, 2010
According to a June poll by First Focus, an advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families a priority in federal policy, 70% of Americans support the DREAM Act. Rallies are occurring all across the country. There is even a hunger strike in Texas to help get the bill passed. In addition, legislators from the ...
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Mass. Gov. Patrick Vows In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
by Christine Cassis
November 29, 2010
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick vowed to push for in-state tuition for illegal immigrant students at state colleges during his second term.
Patrick announced the plan earlier this month at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition's annual Thanksgiving luncheon. Though no specific details were revealed, Patrick's plans draw on many of the 130 immigration reforms recommended ...
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Undocumented Immigrants and College: Tear Down the Walls
by Monnica Chan
February 24, 2013
Immigration reform is gathering steam. In late January, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators announced an agreement on principles for immigration reform, that may include paths for undocumented immigrants to earn citizenship. Based on earlier immigration reform proposals, these pathways to “earning” citizenship will likely include earning a postsecondary degree after a high school diploma ...
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