Texas and nine other states offer in-state college tuition rates to illegal aliens, but the College Board, an influential group of 5,000 colleges and universities said Tuesday it’s urging Congress to give thousands of illegal immigrants tuition aid and a path to citizenship.
The Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors or DREAM Act would amend a 1996 law to give illegal immigrants access to higher education benefits and a path to citizenship.
The push comes as opponents warn that immigration reform now could reduce already-scarce jobs and college enrollment slots in the ailing economy and after some states have moved in recent years to bar illegal immigrants from paying in-state tuition and, in some cases, even enrolling in their public colleges.
The Supreme Court ruled in 1982 that illegal immigrants are entitled to a K-12 public education, but federal law is silent as to their college rights.
Texas, California, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Utah and Washington are the only states still offering in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. READ FULL STORY
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