Tuition traps; Unjust immigration system needs reform

Florida law says American born children of undocumented immigrants cannot pay in-state tuition because of their parents' status. - - Donna Poisl

The Alligator Editorial Board

The country's absolute failure to address the problem of illegal immigration creates messy situations all over the country.

In Florida, college students who are U.S. citizens but are dependent upon noncitizen parents have to pay out-of-state tuition.

The Alligator recently reported a story about Wendy Ruiz, a college student at Miami Dade College whose parents are illegal immigrants. Despite the fact that Ruiz is a citizen of the U.S. and Florida and was born and raised in Miami, she still has to pay out-of-state tuition.
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