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Ore. Tuition Breaks Sought for Immigrant Students

by BRAD CAIN, Associated Press Writer , April 15, 2009

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SALEM Ore.

The hot-button illegal immigration issue was front and center this week as Oregon lawmakers opened hearings on a bill to allow some students who are not legal citizens to pay in-state tuition at Oregon's public universities.

The measure would charge the lower, in-state tuition rates to undocumented students if they have spent at least three years in an Oregon high school prior to graduating and are working toward U.S. residency.

Supporters said children of undocumented immigrants shouldn't be punished for their parents' actions by being saddled with out-of-state tuition that's three times as expensive.

But critics testified that the bill would reward illegal behavior by giving undocumented students access to the cheaper tuition.

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