Any student who meets admission requirements can attend Oregon's public universities. They are asked whether they are citizens only for tuition purposes. Students who are not citizens are considered international and ineligible for in-state tuition or financial aid and need an appropriate visa to attend.
The estimated annual tuition and fees at the University of Oregon are $6,174 for in-state students and $19,338 for international and out-of-state students.
Lorena Landeros, a senior at the University of Oregon, said it is unfair that some Oregon high school students cannot attend college because of their immigration status. She said she had friends in that situation when she graduated from Junction City High School.
"They were great students,” she said. “They were better students than I was."
Agnes Hoffman, associate vice provost at PSU, said paying higher tuition is a "tremendous barrier” to many students.
"We know that the Hispanic population is growing tremendously, and we aren't keeping up with the rate at colleges and universities, and that's not good for our economy and that's not good for our communities," she said.
--Associated Press
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