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Study Documents the Changing Immigrant Population

More than half of the estimated 11.9 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States lack health insurance and many are more likely to live in poverty than those with legal status, according to a new study from the Pew Hispanic Center.

April 15, 2009

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Ore. Tuition Breaks Sought for Immigrant Students

The hot-button illegal immigration issue was front and center this week as Oregon lawmakers opened hearings on a bill to allow some students who are not legal citizens to pay in-state tuition at Oregon’s public universities.

April 14, 2009

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Colo. Senate Rejects In-state Tuition Bill

DENVER The Colorado Senate killed a proposal Monday that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. Five Democrats joined with Republicans to defeat the bill in a 18-16 vote after a three-hour debate. Senate Bill 170 would have allowed students who are in the country illegally and who […]

April 6, 2009

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N.J.’s Corzine Supports In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine (D) this week signaled his support for granting undocumented immigrants the option to pay in-state tuition at the state’s colleges.

April 1, 2009

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State Legislatures Cautiously Consider In-state Rates for Undocumented Students

Maryland lawmakers take cues from California legal battles to craft a tuition policy for undocumented immigrants.

April 1, 2009

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Immigrant Tuition Break Rejected by Arkansas Senate Panel

A Senate panel on Monday rejected a bill to grant the children of undocumented immigrants in-state tuition, a proposal that divided the head of Arkansas’ flagship university and the state’s higher education chief

March 24, 2009

Students

In Arkansas, Odds Great Against Immigrant In-state Tuition Bill

When Joyce Elliott pushed for extending in-state tuition to the children of undocumented immigrants four years ago, she had a lot of factors on her side.

March 9, 2009

Latinx

Help for Part-time Students Among Recommendations Urged To Improve Latino Educational Attainment

Warning of an education crisis for the nation’s burgeoning Latino population, academic researchers and advocates came to Capitol Hill Friday, calling for quick action to avert that crisis.

March 1, 2009

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South Carolina Law Targets Illegal Immigrants Going to School

Dayana Rodrigues graduated in the top 5 percent of her high school class in 2007 and completed nursing prerequisites at Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

February 18, 2009

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A Day After He Takes Oath, Immigration Activists Send Message to Obama

Margarito Esquino and his wife, María, lit a small clay pot of medicinal herbs – sage, mira and copal – and, with a handful of eagle feathers, swept the smoke toward the gleaming office building at 500 SW 12th Street.

January 21, 2009

Latinx

Bush to Obama: Education in Transition

As President George W. Bush leaves office with the No Child Left Behind Act as his education legacy, advocates look to the Obama administration with high expectations.

December 24, 2008

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Change of Heart?

The news comes a day after Gannet News Service reported that President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reached an agreement that will make way for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration legislation.

November 24, 2008