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Study Documents the Changing Immigrant Population

More than half of the estimated 11.9 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States lack health insurance and many are more likely to live in poverty than those with legal status, according to a new study from the Pew Hispanic Center.

April 15, 2009

Colo. Senate Rejects In-state Tuition Bill

DENVER The Colorado Senate killed a proposal Monday that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. Five Democrats joined with Republicans to defeat the bill in a 18-16 vote after a three-hour debate. Senate Bill 170 would have allowed students who are in the country illegally and who […]

April 6, 2009

N.J.’s Corzine Supports In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine (D) this week signaled his support for granting undocumented immigrants the option to pay in-state tuition at the state’s colleges.

April 1, 2009

State Legislatures Cautiously Consider In-state Rates for Undocumented Students

Maryland lawmakers take cues from California legal battles to craft a tuition policy for undocumented immigrants.

April 1, 2009

Immigrant Tuition Break Rejected by Arkansas Senate Panel

A Senate panel on Monday rejected a bill to grant the children of undocumented immigrants in-state tuition, a proposal that divided the head of Arkansas’ flagship university and the state’s higher education chief

March 24, 2009

New Study Reveals Immigrant Blacks Outpace Native Blacks and Whites in Selective College Enrollment

High school students from Black immigrant populations enroll in selective colleges at a higher rate than U.S.-born Blacks and Whites, because they have greater access to resources that influence postsecondary success, say the authors of a new study.

March 23, 2009

New Challenges Arise for Minorities in 2010 census

What seems like a simple question — How many Hispanics are living in the United States? — has become surprisingly complex as the 2010 census approaches.

March 17, 2009

In Arkansas, Odds Great Against Immigrant In-state Tuition Bill

When Joyce Elliott pushed for extending in-state tuition to the children of undocumented immigrants four years ago, she had a lot of factors on her side.

March 9, 2009

South Carolina Law Targets Illegal Immigrants Going to School

Dayana Rodrigues graduated in the top 5 percent of her high school class in 2007 and completed nursing prerequisites at Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

February 18, 2009

University and R.I. Latino Policy Institute Enter Agreement

Roger Williams University and the Rhode Island Latino Policy Institute have agreed on a research partnership.

February 17, 2009

Immigrants’ Son Struggled for Legal Status

Fernando Guadarrama was 12 when he decided he couldn’t stay in America illegally any longer.

January 27, 2009

Black Immigrants See Personal Triumphs in Obama

There is no box on U.S. Census forms that accurately describes Ray Gongora.

January 12, 2009

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