Which States Have Become In-State Tuition Magnates For ILLEGALS? Find Out!

Missouri and Arizona are pushing back against a tide of states that have been making college more affordable for these students

Missouri and Arizona are pushing back against a tide of states that have been making college more affordable for undocumented immigrants or those who arrived in the U.S. illegally as children.

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“The trend has been to offer access to in-state tuition rates and, more recently, state financial aid to students who grew up in the country, regardless of their status,” said Tanya Broder, senior attorney at the National Immigration Law Center. She called Missouri and Arizona “outliers.”

Earlier this month Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich appealed a May court ruling that had allowed the Maricopa County Community College District, one of the nation’s largest, to charge in-state tuition to students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, status.

More than 900,000 individuals nationwide who came to the U.S. before age 16 have been granted a reprieve from deportation, and given work authorization, under the 2012 Obama administration program.

At least 20 states, including Florida, Texas, New York and California are among those that offer “tuition equity” to students regardless of their legal status, according to a Law Center tally.

A handful of others, including Ohio, Virginia, Massachusetts and New Hampshire provide in-state tuition rates to students who hold DACA, status, Ms. Broder says.

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