Arizona voters have approved an initiative extending cheaper in-state college tuition to some non-citizen students. Supporters of the measure hope it will generate momentum for wider immigration reform in Congress.
The measure will allow qualifying non-citizen students to pay the current in-state undergraduate tuition of $10,978 per academic year at Arizona’s state universities. Those universities do not have a specific rate for non-citizens brought to the U.S. as children, but officials say more than 300 students are currently paying a non-resident rate for Arizona high school graduates that is 150% of in-state costs.
Volunteers in recent months knocked on millions of doors and sent out millions of text messages to assure the measure’s passage. Many Arizona business owners say it makes sense to make sure the brightest young people remain and seek jobs in the state, whatever their immigration status, especially with worker shortages in some sectors.
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