Affordable College Options Narrow For Missouri’s Undocumented Immigrants
By Here, Now
Affordable College Options Narrow For Missouri’s Undocumented Immigrants
By Here, Now
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Thousands of high school seniors around the country are trying to make a decision on where they will attend college next year. That can be tough enough, but undocumented students in Missouri face additional challenges.
A recent law change in Missouri means undocumented immigrants – even students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, status – will be charged the out-of-state tuition rate at Missouri’s public colleges and universities. Kyle Palmer from Here & Now contributor KCUR in Kansas City reports.
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- Kyle Palmer, reporter and newscaster for KCUR in Kansas City, Missouri. He tweets @kcurkyle.
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