Published 3 days ago • loading... • Updated 23 hours ago

Senate panel approves bill ending in-state tuition for undocumented students

The Texas Senate panel approved Senate Bill 1798 on May 6, 2025, to end in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students in Texas universities.
This bill follows growing legislative efforts, including House Bill 232 by Rep. Cody Vasut, aiming to require undocumented students 18 or older to prove they applied for permanent residency to qualify for in-state tuition.
Both bills impose liability on students to pay the tuition difference if misclassified or if residency applications are denied, and the Senate bill allows withholding diplomas if unpaid after 30 days and prohibits state-funded aid to undocumented students.
Sen. Mayes Middleton estimated these subsidies cost taxpayers $150 million for the 2024-2025 academic year, while opposing testimony highlighted that affidavit students contribute $461.3 million annually to Texas's economy.
The bills, supported by immigrant restriction advocates but opposed by many undocumented students and immigration lawyers, may reduce college affordability and possibly conflict with federal law by singling out students based on immigration status.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

13 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Enlace Latino

Center

What do the immigration bills that advance in North Carolina propose?

The North Carolina General Assembly pushes forward new immigration proposals After the close of the Crossover period, at least four bills are advanced that seek to strengthen collaboration with ICE, restrict public benefits for undocumented people, and tighten penalties for certain crimes. Immigrant-friendly initiatives failed to move forward. The entry What do immigration bills advancing in North Carolina propose? was first published in Link La…

23 hours ago

Read Full Article

Herald-Banner

+6 Reposted by 6 other sources

Center

Senate panel advances bill that would no longer allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition

A bill that would make college less affordable for undocumented students is advancing in the Texas Senate. The Senate’s K-16 committee voted 9-2 on Tuesday to bring Senate Bill 1798 to the chamber’s floor for a full vote. It would…

1 day ago

Read Full Article

coloradocommunitymedia.com

Center

Trump administration attacks in-state tuition programs for undocumented students - Commerce City Sentinel Express

🌟Read this article in Spanish ~ Translation by Rossana LongoHigher education institutions in Colorado, like the University of Northern Colorado, are monitoring the impacts of a recent Trump administration order that would punish states for programs that offer in-state tuition to undocumented students. Credit: Eli Imadali for ChalkbeatUndocumented students in Colorado have become teachers, nurses, and entrepreneurs thanks to a program that allow…

2 days ago

Read Full Article