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June 20, 2005
Article: Low-Income Illegal Immigrants Can't Afford College (No Aid!)
Children of illegal immigrants do not have access to federal financial aid, regardless of how long they've resided in the U.S. (and the numbers grow day by day). . .
One solution is embodied in the In-State Tuition Act, first introduced in the New Jersey Legislature in 2003, which would allow illegal immigrants like Mr. Navarro to attend public colleges at in-state tuition rates. Without legal status, these students, who currently number about 28,000, are charged out-of-state rates that are prohibitively expensive for most of their struggling families.
For Illegal Immigrants, a Harsh Lesson