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Ore. Senate approves immigrant tuition bill

The Columbian
Published: March 29, 2011, 12:00am

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate has voted to allow some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Oregon public universities.

Lawmakers approved the measure Tuesday on an 18-11 vote.

Supporters of the legislation say students shouldn’t be punished because their parents brought them to the United States illegally. And, the bill’s backers say, the state should help students be productive residents after investing in years of public education.

Opponents say illegal immigrants shouldn’t get a benefit that isn’t available to American citizens who live in other states.

Immigrants who have completed at least three years of high school education in Oregon would be eligible.

The measure now goes to the House, where a bipartisan group of lawmakers has signed on to support it.

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