In-state tuition waiver for undocumented immigrants on chopping block
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A proposal in the Florida Senate is threatening to revoke in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants.
The proposal (Senate Bill 90) would reverse a decade-old law that allows in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants that meet certain criteria.
“I don’t think its fair to ask hardworking Floridians who are struggling to make ends meet to spend $45 million subsidizing the education of people shouldn’t even be here,” said the bill's sponsor, Melbourne Republican State Sen. Randy Fine.
Florida is home to roughly 40,000 undocumented students, according to the American Immigration Council. At least 25 states, meanwhile, utilize various tuition equity laws, which support un...
