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State Laws & Policies


Maps: State Laws & Policies on Access to Higher Education for Immigrants

Table: Laws & Policies Improving Access to Higher Education for Immigrants

States with Pending Bills on Access to Higher Education for Immigrants

Model Language: Tuition Equity

 

MAPS: STATE LAWS & POLICIES ON ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR IMMIGRANTS

Map showing state laws & policies on access to higher education for immigrants as of Apr. 2013

Map updated 4/29/13

Adapted (and updated) from a map that appears in State Campaigns on Education for Immigrant Students Gain Momentum in 2011 (National Immigration Law Center, Oct. 2011).

States Take Varying Approaches to Immigration and Higher Education (Michael Sewall and Ron Coddington, Chronicle of Higher Education, July 25, 2010).

Color-coded map of the United States illustrates the range of state policies that either provide or restrict access to in-state tuition and/or state financial aid for students, regardless of their status.