INDIANAPOLIS — Illegal immigrants who were attending Indiana public colleges when the state’s immigration law was passed two years ago would again be eligible for in-state tuition rates under a proposal that’s cleared the Indiana Senate.
The Senate voted 35-15 on Tuesday to approve the bill, sending it to the House for consideration.
Bill sponsor Sen. Jean Leising of Oldenburg says the change would be a sign of fairness to perhaps a couple hundred students, many of whom came to Indiana as young children. Illegal immigrants still couldn’t receive state college financial aid and new students wouldn’t be eligible for in-state tuition.
Some immigrant students have said that they had to quit college after their tuition bills tripled.
