Limiting Options for Undocumented Youth: Tuition Policy Closing Doors

by Kids Forward | May 15, 2012

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This paper highlights the brief history of access to in-state tuition for undocumented students in Wisconsin, comparing what we have done to other states and summarizing both the personal and economic loss created by the 2011-13 budget decision to eliminate this opportunity for many youth.

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