When Colleges Create Their Own DREAM Acts

This week, Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill into law granting in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants in Oregon. So far, 14 states have so-called tuition-equity laws, with Colorado soon to join the group. But in some places, universities are bypassing the political process and creating their own discounted tuition rates for undocumented immigrants.

When university leaders support offering reduced tuition rates for in-state undocumented immigrants — but their political representatives do not — going rogue might present an easier alternative than lobbying lawmakers. The legality of such a move, however, hasn’t been fully tested yet.

Posted By J.B. Wogan

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