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Immigrant tuition bill sent to Senate floor [TN]
Source: The Tennessean
A legislative panel sent a bill to the Senate floor that would extend in-state tuition to the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants who complete high school in Tennessee.
The Senate Finance Committee approved Senate Bill 2115 on a 10-1 vote this morning, setting it up for a final vote in the Senate as soon as Thursday. Companion legislation will be taken up by the House Finance Committee later this afternoon.
Read more: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20140311/NEWS0201/303110076/1972/NEWS02
Wow, even Tennessee (Republican governor, Republican majority legislature) gets it!
See also: Tennessee universities differ on accepting undocumented students