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Jersey City endorses in-state tuition for undocumented students
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March 8, 2013 by Noel Pangilinan

Jersey City became the first local government in New Jersey last week to endorse two measures that would allow undocumented youth to avail of in-state tuition and qualify for financial aid.
On Feb. 27, Jersey City’s Municipal Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution urging state legislators to approve the Tuition Equity bills.

Category: Communities, Immigrant Rights, Immigration, Immigration Reform, Youth | Tags: Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, DREAM Act, immigration reform, Jersey City, National Immigration Law Center, New Jersey DREAM Act Coalition, Nidia Lopez, Rolando Lavarro, Tuition Equity bills

Leaders of immigrant youth organizations perform at a recent protest action against immigration detention. Click photo to watch video.