Elly W. Yu

NPR’s Latino USA: DREAMers Rally for In-State Tuition

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This is story I reported for NPR’s Latino USA, which aired on May 23, 2014. The piece begins at 5:06.

If a couple of states legalizing pot is significant, the number of states which have approved in-state tuition for undocumented students, or DREAMers, is a tidal wave. And for states, education of immigrants can mean big business–and big tax revenue. From Minnesota, to Florida, to Utah, we hear from students what affordable college means to them. And then we learn about one state-Georgia-where students are fighting for their educations.

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