Nebraska considers repealing tuition for unregistered children living in the US
December 29 2009 by Liam Clifford
Lawmakers in Nebraska are looking into repealing a law that currently gives free tuition to the children of unregistered immigrants living in the US.
The Associated Press undertook a pre-session survey to find out the
consensus among those voting on the subject in advance. The survey
found that 18 of the 33 senators that responded said they were in
support of a repeal, while six said they were not in support of the
repeal.
The law currently allows high school graduates, whose parents moved to
the US illegally, to study in a Nebraska public college at the in-state
tuition rate. The young people must have been living in the US for
three years and must be looking to acquire legal status.
Other states, including California, New Mexico, New York, Texas and
Kansas all have the same kind of legislation for young immigrants as it
can help to train them to be able to work in the US in jobs that
benefit the economy when they graduate.
The plans to repeal the law were first introduced by Senator Charles
Janssen by way of an amendment earlier this year. Any young person
currently studying and living in the US under the free tuition law would be exempt
in the event of a repeal.
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